1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/networking/wget.c b/networking/wget.c
index 8850fdfb7..a4c6289cb 100644
--- a/networking/wget.c
+++ b/networking/wget.c
@@ -324,8 +324,9 @@ int wget_main(int argc, char **argv)
                                         break;
                                 /*FALLTHRU*/
                         default:
-                                chomp(buf);
-                                bb_error_msg_and_die("server returned error %s: %s", s, buf);
+                                /* Show first line only and kill any ESC tricks */
+                                buf[strcspn(buf, "\n\r\x1b")] = '\0';
+                                bb_error_msg_and_die("server returned error: %s", buf);
                         }
 
                         /*
@@ -585,6 +586,8 @@ static FILE *open_socket(struct sockaddr_in *s_in)
 {
         FILE *fp;
 
+        /* glibc 2.4 seems to try seeking on it - ??! */
+        /* hopefully it understands what ESPIPE means... */
         fp = fdopen(xconnect_tcp_v4(s_in), "r+");
         if (fp == NULL)
                 bb_perror_msg_and_die("fdopen");