Fixed. See patch below (wil be merged next week)

--- /temp/httrack-3.29.33/src/htslib.c  Sat Aug  9 17:21:37 
2003
+++ new/htslib.c        Sun Aug 10 11:42:09 2003
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@
       retour->msg[0]='\0';
       soc=INVALID_SOCKET;
       if (retour->totalsize<0)
-        strcpybuff(retour->msg,"Unable to open file");
+        strcpybuff(retour->msg,"Unable to open local 
file");
       else if (retour->totalsize==0)
         strcpybuff(retour->msg,"File empty");
       else {
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@
         strcpybuff(retour->msg,"OK");
         guess_httptype(retour->contenttype,fil);
       } else if (strnotempty(retour->msg)==0)
-          strcpybuff(retour->msg,"Unable to open file");
+          strcpybuff(retour->msg,"Unable to open local 
file");
       return soc;  // renvoyer
     } else {    // HEAD ou POST : interdit sur un 
local!!!! (c'est idiot!)
       strcpybuff(retour->msg,"Unexpected Head/Post local 
request");
@@ -2183,8 +2183,13 @@
     char* a;

     p=url+pos;
-
+    if (*p == '/' || *p == '\\') {  /* file:///.. */
     strcatbuff(fil,p);    // fichier local ; adr="#"
+    } else {
+      strcatbuff(fil,"//");   /* <file://server/foo> */
+      strcatbuff(fil,p);
+    }
+
     a=strchr(fil,'?');
     if (a)
       *a='\0';      /* couper query (inutile pour file:// 
lors de la requête) */