--- FeedsHTTPFetcher.inc.cvs	2010-09-11 00:02:04.000000000 +0100
+++ FeedsHTTPFetcher.inc	2010-09-11 00:06:33.000000000 +0100
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ class FeedsHTTPFetcher extends FeedsFetc
    * Override parent::sourceFormValidate().
    */
   public function sourceFormValidate(&$values) {
+    $values['source'] = str_replace('feed://', 'http://', $values['source']);
+  
+    if (strpos($values['source'], 'http://') !== 0 ) {
+      $values['source'] = 'http://' . $values['source'];  
+    }
+  
     if ($this->config['auto_detect_feeds']) {
       feeds_include_library('http_request.inc', 'http_request');
       if ($url = http_request_get_common_syndication($values['source'])) {