--- serf/files/patch-outgoing.c	(revision 0)
+++ serf/files/patch-outgoing.c	(working copy)
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ 
+--- ./outgoing.c.orig	2014-04-21 16:56:02.000000000 +0200
++++ ./outgoing.c	2014-06-07 22:20:27.000000000 +0200
+@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@
+ 
+ #include "serf_private.h"
+ 
++/* Some implementations -like Windows- report some hangup errors via a
++   different event than the specific HUP event. */
++#define APR_STATUS_IMPLIES_HANGUP(status)               \
++        (APR_STATUS_IS_ECONNRESET(status) ||            \
++         APR_STATUS_IS_ECONNABORTED(status) ||          \
++         status == SERF_ERROR_REQUEST_LOST)
++
+ /* cleanup for sockets */
+ static apr_status_t clean_skt(void *data)
+ {
+@@ -922,8 +929,12 @@
+                                             request->handler_baton,
+                                             pool);
+ 
+-        if (SERF_BUCKET_READ_ERROR(status)) {
+-            /* Report the request as 'died'/'cancelled' to the application */
++        if (SERF_BUCKET_READ_ERROR(status)
++            && !APR_STATUS_IMPLIES_HANGUP(status)) {
++
++            /* Report the request as 'died'/'cancelled' to the application,
++               but only if our caller doesn't handle this status specifically,
++               with something like a retry */
+             (void)(*request->handler)(request,
+                                       NULL,
+                                       request->handler_baton,
+@@ -1128,10 +1139,12 @@
+ 
+         /* Some systems will not generate a HUP poll event so we have to
+          * handle the ECONNRESET issue and ECONNABORT here.
++         *
++         * ### Update similar code in handle_response() if this condition
++         *     changes, or requests will get lost and/or accidentally reported
++         *     cancelled.
+          */
+-        if (APR_STATUS_IS_ECONNRESET(status) ||
+-            APR_STATUS_IS_ECONNABORTED(status) ||
+-            status == SERF_ERROR_REQUEST_LOST) {
++        if (APR_STATUS_IMPLIES_HANGUP(status)) {
+             /* If the connection had ever been good, be optimistic & try again.
+              * If it has never tried again (incl. a retry), fail.
+              */