diff --git a/eventlet/httpd.py b/eventlet/httpd.py
index 59e698f..8e4e258 100644
--- a/eventlet/httpd.py
+++ b/eventlet/httpd.py
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ class Request(object):
         return self.protocol.request_version
 
     def request_protocol(self):
-        if self.protocol.socket.is_secure:
+        if self.protocol.is_secure:
             return "https"
         return "http"
 
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ class Timeout(RuntimeError):
 class HttpProtocol(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
     def __init__(self, request, client_address, server):
         self.rfile = self.wfile = request.makefile()
+        self.is_secure = request.is_secure
         request.close()  # close this now so that when rfile and wfile are closed, the socket gets closed
         self.client_address = client_address
         self.server = server
diff --git a/eventlet/support/pycurls.py b/eventlet/support/pycurls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..716bc1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eventlet/support/pycurls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+"""http client that uses pycurl
+"""
+
+from eventlet import api
+
+import pycurl
+
+
+CURL_POLL_NONE = 0
+CURL_POLL_IN = 1
+CURL_POLL_OUT = 2
+CURL_POLL_INOUT = 3
+CURL_POLL_REMOVE = 4
+
+
+
+SUSPENDED_COROS = {}
+LAST_SOCKET = None
+LAST_SOCKET_DONE = False
+
+
+def hub_callback(fileno):
+    print "HUB_CALLBACK", fileno
+    SUSPENDED_COROS[fileno].switch()
+
+
+def socket_callback(action, socket, user_data, socket_data):
+    global LAST_SOCKET
+    global LAST_SOCKET_DONE
+    LAST_SOCKET = socket
+    LAST_SOCKET_DONE = False
+    print "SOCKET_CALLBACK", action, socket, user_data, socket_data
+    hub = api.get_hub()
+    if action == CURL_POLL_NONE:
+        # nothing to do
+        return
+    elif action == CURL_POLL_IN:
+        print "POLLIN"
+        hub.add_descriptor(socket, read=hub_callback)
+    elif action == CURL_POLL_OUT:
+        print "POLLOUT"
+        hub.add_descriptor(socket, write=hub_callback)
+    elif action == CURL_POLL_INOUT:
+        print "POLLINOUT"
+        hub.add_descriptor(socket, read=hub_callback, write=hub_callback)
+    elif action == CURL_POLL_REMOVE:
+        print "POLLREMOVE"
+        hub.remove_descriptor(socket)
+        LAST_SOCKET_DONE = True
+
+
+THE_MULTI = pycurl.CurlMulti()
+THE_MULTI.setopt(pycurl.M_SOCKETFUNCTION, socket_callback)
+
+
+def read(*data):
+    print "READ", data
+
+
+def write(*data):
+    print "WRITE", data
+
+
+def runloop_observer(*_):
+    result, numhandles = THE_MULTI.socket_all()
+    print "PERFORM RESULT", result
+    while result == pycurl.E_CALL_MULTI_PERFORM:
+        result, numhandles = THE_MULTI.socket_all()
+        print "PERFORM RESULT2", result
+
+
+def get(url):
+    hub = api.get_hub()
+    c = pycurl.Curl()
+    c.setopt(pycurl.URL, url)
+    #c.setopt(pycurl.M_SOCKETFUNCTION, socket_callback)
+    c.setopt(pycurl.WRITEFUNCTION, write)
+    c.setopt(pycurl.READFUNCTION, read)
+    c.setopt(pycurl.NOSIGNAL, 1)
+    THE_MULTI.add_handle(c)
+    hub.add_observer(runloop_observer, 'before_waiting')
+    while True:
+        print "TOP"
+        result, numhandles = THE_MULTI.socket_all()
+        print "PERFORM RESULT", result
+        while result == pycurl.E_CALL_MULTI_PERFORM:
+            result, numhandles = THE_MULTI.socket_all()
+            print "PERFORM RESULT2", result
+
+        if LAST_SOCKET_DONE:
+            break
+
+        SUSPENDED_COROS[LAST_SOCKET] = api.getcurrent()
+        print "SUSPENDED", SUSPENDED_COROS
+        api.get_hub().switch()
+        print "BOTTOM"
+
+    if not SUSPENDED_COROS:
+        hub.remove_observer(runloop_observer)
+
+
+#from eventlet.support import pycurls
+#reload(pycurls); from eventlet.support import pycurls; pycurls.get('http://localhost/')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eventlet/wsgi.py b/eventlet/wsgi.py
index 2fa765a..4b5d349 100644
--- a/eventlet/wsgi.py
+++ b/eventlet/wsgi.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 THE SOFTWARE.
 """
 
+import errno
 import sys
 import time
 import urllib
@@ -204,16 +205,21 @@ class Server(BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer):
         self.log.write(message + '\n')
 
 
-def server(socket, site, log=None, environ=None):
-    serv = Server(socket, socket.getsockname(), site, log, environ=None)
+def server(sock, site, log=None, environ=None):
+    serv = Server(sock, sock.getsockname(), site, log, environ=None)
     try:
-        print "wsgi starting up on", socket.getsockname()
+        print "wsgi starting up on", sock.getsockname()
         while True:
             try:
-                api.spawn(serv.process_request, socket.accept())
+                api.spawn(serv.process_request, sock.accept())
             except KeyboardInterrupt:
-                api.get_hub().remove_descriptor(socket.fileno())
+                api.get_hub().remove_descriptor(sock.fileno())
                 print "wsgi exiting"
                 break
     finally:
-        socket.close()
+        try:
+            sock.close()
+        except socket.error, e:
+            if e[0] != errno.EPIPE:
+                raise
+