diff --git a/src/urlglob.c b/src/urlglob.c
index 509c34e70..69d33c958 100644
--- a/src/urlglob.c
+++ b/src/urlglob.c
@@ -32,9 +32,23 @@
 #include "../lib/memdebug.h"
 #endif
 
-int glob_word(URLGlob *, char*, int);
+typedef enum {
+  GLOB_OK,
+  GLOB_ERROR
+} GlobCode;
 
-int glob_set(URLGlob *glob, char *pattern, int pos)
+/*
+ * glob_word()
+ *
+ * Input a full globbed string, set the forth argument to the amount of
+ * strings we get out of this. Return GlobCode.
+ */
+GlobCode glob_word(URLGlob *, /* object anchor */
+                   char *,    /* globbed string */
+                   int,       /* position */
+                   int *);    /* returned number of strings */
+
+GlobCode glob_set(URLGlob *glob, char *pattern, int pos, int *amount)
 {
   /* processes a set expression with the point behind the opening '{'
      ','-separated elements are collected until the next closing '}'
@@ -52,13 +66,15 @@ int glob_set(URLGlob *glob, char *pattern, int pos)
 
   while (1) {
     switch (*pattern) {
-    case '\0':				/* URL ended while set was still open */
-      printf("error: unmatched brace at pos %d\n", pos);
-      exit (CURLE_URL_MALFORMAT);
+    case '\0':			/* URL ended while set was still open */
+      /*printf("error: unmatched brace at pos %d\n", pos);*/
+      return GLOB_ERROR;
+
     case '{':
-    case '[':				/* no nested expressions at this time */
-      printf("error: nested braces not supported %d\n", pos);
-      exit (CURLE_URL_MALFORMAT);
+    case '[':			/* no nested expressions at this time */
+      /*printf("error: nested braces not supported %d\n", pos);*/
+      return GLOB_ERROR;
+
     case ',':
     case '}':				/* set element completed */
       *buf = '\0';
@@ -66,40 +82,51 @@ int glob_set(URLGlob *glob, char *pattern, int pos)
         realloc(pat->content.Set.elements,
                 (pat->content.Set.size + 1) * sizeof(char*));
       if (!pat->content.Set.elements) {
-	printf("out of memory in set pattern\n");
-	exit(CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
+	/*printf("out of memory in set pattern\n");*/
+        return GLOB_ERROR;
       }
       pat->content.Set.elements[pat->content.Set.size] =
         strdup(glob->glob_buffer);
       ++pat->content.Set.size;
 
-      if (*pattern == '}')		/* entire set pattern completed */
+      if (*pattern == '}') {
+        /* entire set pattern completed */
+        int wordamount;
+
 	/* always check for a literal (may be "") between patterns */
-	return pat->content.Set.size * glob_word(glob, ++pattern, ++pos);
+        if(GLOB_ERROR == glob_word(glob, ++pattern, ++pos, &wordamount))
+          wordamount=1;
+	*amount = pat->content.Set.size * wordamount;
+
+        return GLOB_OK;
+      }
 
       buf = glob->glob_buffer;
       ++pattern;
       ++pos;
       break;
+
     case ']':				/* illegal closing bracket */
-      printf("error: illegal pattern at pos %d\n", pos);
-      exit (CURLE_URL_MALFORMAT);
+      /*printf("error: illegal pattern at pos %d\n", pos);*/
+      return GLOB_ERROR;
+
     case '\\':				/* escaped character, skip '\' */
       if (*(buf+1) == '\0') {		/* but no escaping of '\0'! */
-	printf("error: illegal pattern at pos %d\n", pos);
-	exit (CURLE_URL_MALFORMAT);
+	/*printf("error: illegal pattern at pos %d\n", pos); */
+	return GLOB_ERROR;
       }
       ++pattern;
       ++pos;				/* intentional fallthrough */
+
     default:
       *buf++ = *pattern++;		/* copy character to set element */
       ++pos;
     }
   }
-  exit (CURLE_FAILED_INIT);
+  return GLOB_ERROR;
 }
 
-int glob_range(URLGlob *glob, char *pattern, int pos)
+GlobCode glob_range(URLGlob *glob, char *pattern, int pos, int *amount)
 {
   /* processes a range expression with the point behind the opening '['
      - char range: e.g. "a-z]", "B-Q]"
@@ -109,6 +136,7 @@ int glob_range(URLGlob *glob, char *pattern, int pos)
   */
   URLPattern *pat;
   char *c;
+  int wordamount=1;
   
   pat = (URLPattern*)&glob->pattern[glob->size / 2];
   /* patterns 0,1,2,... correspond to size=1,3,5,... */
@@ -116,44 +144,71 @@ int glob_range(URLGlob *glob, char *pattern, int pos)
 
   if (isalpha((int)*pattern)) {		/* character range detected */
     pat->type = UPTCharRange;
-    if (sscanf(pattern, "%c-%c]", &pat->content.CharRange.min_c, &pat->content.CharRange.max_c) != 2 ||
+    if (sscanf(pattern, "%c-%c]", &pat->content.CharRange.min_c,
+               &pat->content.CharRange.max_c) != 2 ||
 	pat->content.CharRange.min_c >= pat->content.CharRange.max_c ||
 	pat->content.CharRange.max_c - pat->content.CharRange.min_c > 'z' - 'a') {
       /* the pattern is not well-formed */ 
-      printf("error: illegal pattern or range specification after pos %d\n", pos);
-      exit (CURLE_URL_MALFORMAT);
+#if 0
+      printf("error: illegal pattern or range specification after pos %d\n",
+             pos);
+#endif
+      return GLOB_ERROR;
     }
     pat->content.CharRange.ptr_c = pat->content.CharRange.min_c;
     /* always check for a literal (may be "") between patterns */
-    return (pat->content.CharRange.max_c - pat->content.CharRange.min_c + 1) *
-      glob_word(glob, pattern + 4, pos + 4);
+
+    if(GLOB_ERROR == glob_word(glob, pattern + 4, pos + 4, &wordamount))
+      wordamount=1;
+
+    *amount = (pat->content.CharRange.max_c -
+               pat->content.CharRange.min_c + 1) *
+      wordamount;
+
+    return GLOB_OK;
   }
-  if (isdigit((int)*pattern)) {		/* numeric range detected */
+
+  if (isdigit((int)*pattern)) { /* numeric range detected */
+
     pat->type = UPTNumRange;
     pat->content.NumRange.padlength = 0;
-    if (sscanf(pattern, "%d-%d]", &pat->content.NumRange.min_n, &pat->content.NumRange.max_n) != 2 ||
+    if (sscanf(pattern, "%d-%d]",
+               &pat->content.NumRange.min_n,
+               &pat->content.NumRange.max_n) != 2 ||
 	pat->content.NumRange.min_n >= pat->content.NumRange.max_n) {
       /* the pattern is not well-formed */ 
-      printf("error: illegal pattern or range specification after pos %d\n", pos);
-      exit (CURLE_URL_MALFORMAT);
+#if 0
+      printf("error: illegal pattern or range specification after pos %d\n",
+             pos);
+#endif
+      return GLOB_ERROR;
     }
     if (*pattern == '0') {		/* leading zero specified */
       c = pattern;  
       while (isdigit((int)*c++))
-	++pat->content.NumRange.padlength;	/* padding length is set for all instances
-						   of this pattern */
+	++pat->content.NumRange.padlength; /* padding length is set for all
+                                              instances of this pattern */
     }
     pat->content.NumRange.ptr_n = pat->content.NumRange.min_n;
     c = (char*)(strchr(pattern, ']') + 1);	/* continue after next ']' */
+
     /* always check for a literal (may be "") between patterns */
-    return (pat->content.NumRange.max_n - pat->content.NumRange.min_n + 1) *
-      glob_word(glob, c, pos + (c - pattern));
+
+    if(GLOB_ERROR == glob_word(glob, c, pos + (c - pattern), &wordamount))
+      wordamount = 1;
+    
+    *amount = (pat->content.NumRange.max_n - 
+               pat->content.NumRange.min_n + 1) *
+      wordamount;
+
+    return GLOB_OK;
   }
-  printf("error: illegal character in range specification at pos %d\n", pos);
-  exit (CURLE_URL_MALFORMAT);
+  /*printf("error: illegal character in range specification at pos %d\n",
+    pos);*/
+  return GLOB_ERROR;
 }
 
-int glob_word(URLGlob *glob, char *pattern, int pos)
+GlobCode glob_word(URLGlob *glob, char *pattern, int pos, int *amount)
 {
   /* processes a literal string component of a URL
      special characters '{' and '[' branch to set/range processing functions
@@ -161,17 +216,17 @@ int glob_word(URLGlob *glob, char *pattern, int pos)
   char* buf = glob->glob_buffer;
   int litindex;
 
+  *amount = 1; /* default is one single string */
+
   while (*pattern != '\0' && *pattern != '{' && *pattern != '[') {
     if (*pattern == '}' || *pattern == ']') {
-      printf("illegal character at position %d\n", pos);
-      exit (CURLE_URL_MALFORMAT);
+      return GLOB_ERROR;
     }
     if (*pattern == '\\') {		/* escape character, skip '\' */
       ++pattern;
       ++pos;
       if (*pattern == '\0') {		/* but no escaping of '\0'! */
-	printf("illegal character at position %d\n", pos);
-	exit (CURLE_URL_MALFORMAT);
+	return GLOB_ERROR;
       }
     }
     *buf++ = *pattern++;		/* copy character to literal */
@@ -182,16 +237,21 @@ int glob_word(URLGlob *glob, char *pattern, int pos)
   /* literals 0,1,2,... correspond to size=0,2,4,... */
   glob->literal[litindex] = strdup(glob->glob_buffer);
   ++glob->size;
-  if (*pattern == '\0')
-    return 1;				/* singular URL processed  */
-  if (*pattern == '{') {
-    return glob_set(glob, ++pattern, ++pos);	/* process set pattern */
+
+  switch (*pattern) {
+  case '\0':
+    return GLOB_OK;			/* singular URL processed  */
+
+  case '{':
+    /* process set pattern */
+    return glob_set(glob, ++pattern, ++pos, amount);
+
+  case '[':
+    /* process range pattern */
+    return glob_range(glob, ++pattern, ++pos, amount);
   }
-  if (*pattern == '[') {
-    return glob_range(glob, ++pattern, ++pos);/* process range pattern */
-  }
-  printf("internal error\n");
-  exit (CURLE_FAILED_INIT);
+
+  return GLOB_ERROR; /* something got wrong */
 }
 
 int glob_url(URLGlob** glob, char* url, int *urlnum)
@@ -201,7 +261,9 @@ int glob_url(URLGlob** glob, char* url, int *urlnum)
    * as the specified URL!
    */
   URLGlob *glob_expand;
+  int amount;
   char *glob_buffer=(char *)malloc(strlen(url)+1);
+
   if(NULL == glob_buffer)
     return CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
 
@@ -214,7 +276,16 @@ int glob_url(URLGlob** glob, char* url, int *urlnum)
   glob_expand->urllen = strlen(url);
   glob_expand->glob_buffer = glob_buffer;
   glob_expand->beenhere=0;
-  *urlnum = glob_word(glob_expand, url, 1);
+  if(GLOB_OK == glob_word(glob_expand, url, 1, &amount))
+    *urlnum = amount;
+  else {
+    /* it failed, we cleanup */
+    free(glob_buffer);
+    free(glob_expand);
+    glob_expand = NULL;
+    *urlnum = 1;
+  }
+
   *glob = glob_expand;
   return CURLE_OK;
 }