diff --git a/lib/http.c b/lib/http.c
index da3815269..9e0275f70 100644
--- a/lib/http.c
+++ b/lib/http.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_ConnectHTTPProxyTunnel(struct connectdata *conn,
   } /* while there's buffer left and loop is requested */
 
   if(error)
-    return CURLE_READ_ERROR;
+    return CURLE_RECV_ERROR;
 
   if(200 != httperror) {
     if(407 == httperror)
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_ConnectHTTPProxyTunnel(struct connectdata *conn,
       failf(data, "Proxy requires authorization!");
     else 
       failf(data, "Received error code %d from proxy", httperror);
-    return CURLE_READ_ERROR;
+    return CURLE_RECV_ERROR;
   }
 
   infof (data, "Proxy replied to CONNECT request\n");
diff --git a/lib/sendf.c b/lib/sendf.c
index be030142d..721db36a8 100644
--- a/lib/sendf.c
+++ b/lib/sendf.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_write(struct connectdata *conn, int sockfd,
       }
       /* a true error */
       failf(conn->data, "SSL_write() return error %d\n", err);
-      return CURLE_WRITE_ERROR;
+      return CURLE_SEND_ERROR;
     }
     bytes_written = rc;
   }
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_write(struct connectdata *conn, int sockfd,
 #endif
 
   *written = bytes_written;
-  return (-1 != bytes_written)?CURLE_OK:CURLE_WRITE_ERROR;
+  return (-1 != bytes_written)?CURLE_OK:CURLE_SEND_ERROR;
 }
 
 /* client_write() sends data to the write callback(s)
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ int Curl_read(struct connectdata *conn,
         break;
       default:
         failf(conn->data, "SSL read error: %d", err);
-        return CURLE_READ_ERROR;
+        return CURLE_RECV_ERROR;
       }
     } while(loop);
     if(loop && SSL_pending(conn->ssl.handle))
diff --git a/lib/transfer.c b/lib/transfer.c
index 671dba560..2e0116882 100644
--- a/lib/transfer.c
+++ b/lib/transfer.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_readwrite(struct connectdata *conn,
               newbuff = (char *)realloc(data->state.headerbuff, newsize);
               if(!newbuff) {
                 failf (data, "Failed to alloc memory for big header!");
-                return CURLE_READ_ERROR;
+                return CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
               }
               data->state.headersize=newsize;
               data->state.headerbuff = newbuff;
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_readwrite(struct connectdata *conn,
             newbuff = (char *)realloc(data->state.headerbuff, newsize);
             if(!newbuff) {
               failf (data, "Failed to alloc memory for big header!");
-              return CURLE_READ_ERROR;
+              return CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
             }
             data->state.headersize= newsize;
             data->state.headerbuff = newbuff;
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_readwrite(struct connectdata *conn,
               return CURLE_WRITE_ERROR;
             }
             failf(data, "Received problem in the chunky parser");
-            return CURLE_READ_ERROR;
+            return CURLE_RECV_ERROR;
           }
           else if(CHUNKE_STOP == res) {
             /* we're done reading chunks! */
diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index b7233c074..0859dead1 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_setopt(struct SessionHandle *data, CURLoption option, ...)
     break;
   default:
     /* unknown tag and its companion, just ignore: */
-    return CURLE_READ_ERROR; /* correct this */
+    return CURLE_FAILED_INIT; /* correct this */
   }
   return CURLE_OK;
 }
@@ -2363,7 +2363,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_do(struct connectdata **connp)
 
     /* This was formerly done in transfer.c, but we better do it here */
     
-    if((CURLE_WRITE_ERROR == result) && conn->bits.reuse) {
+    if((CURLE_SEND_ERROR == result) && conn->bits.reuse) {
       /* This was a re-use of a connection and we got a write error in the
        * DO-phase. Then we DISCONNECT this connection and have another attempt
        * to CONNECT and then DO again! The retry cannot possibly find another