diff --git a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/CMakeLists.txt
index ed553b98..20753667 100644
--- a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@ kde4_add_plugin(kio_recoll ${kio_recoll_SRCS})
 target_link_libraries(kio_recoll xapian ${EXTRA_LIBS} ${KDE4_KIO_LIBS})
 
 install(TARGETS kio_recoll DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR})
-install(FILES recoll.protocol DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR})
+
+IF ("${KDE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${KDE_VERSION_MINOR}" GREATER 4.0)
+     install(FILES recoll.protocol DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR})
+ELSE ("${KDE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${KDE_VERSION_MINOR}" GREATER 4.0)
+   install(FILES recollnolist.protocol DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR}
+   		 RENAME recoll.protocol)
+ENDIF ("${KDE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${KDE_VERSION_MINOR}" GREATER 4.0)
+
 install(FILES data/welcome.html	
 	      DESTINATION  ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/kio_recoll)
diff --git a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/dirif.cpp b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/dirif.cpp
index 0678f53e..2d9c3170 100644
--- a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/dirif.cpp
+++ b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/dirif.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: dirif.cpp,v 1.2 2008-11-27 17:48:43 dockes Exp $ (C) 2008 J.F.Dockes";
+static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: dirif.cpp,v 1.3 2008-11-28 09:14:42 dockes Exp $ (C) 2008 J.F.Dockes";
 #endif
 /*
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: dirif.cpp,v 1.2 2008-11-27 17:48:43 dockes Exp $
  * Stephan Binner <binner@kde.org>
  */
 
+#include <kdeversion.h>
+#if KDE_IS_VERSION(4,1,0)
+// Couldn't get listDir() to work with kde 4.0, konqueror keeps
+// crashing because of kdirmodel, couldn't find a workaround (not
+// saying it's impossible)...
+
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include <kurl.h>
@@ -34,11 +40,27 @@ static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: dirif.cpp,v 1.2 2008-11-27 17:48:43 dockes Exp $
 
 #include <kdebug.h>
 
-
 #include "kio_recoll.h"
-
 using namespace KIO;
 
+void RecollProtocol::stat(const KUrl & url)
+{
+    kDebug() << url << endl ;
+
+    QString path = url.path();
+    KIO::UDSEntry entry;
+    if (!path.compare("/"))
+	entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, "/welcome");
+    else
+	entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, url.path());
+    entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_TARGET_URL, url.url());
+    entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_FILE_TYPE, S_IFREG);
+    statEntry(entry);
+    finished();
+}
+
+
+
 const UDSEntry resultToUDSEntry(Rcl::Doc doc)
 {
     
@@ -72,22 +94,6 @@ const UDSEntry resultToUDSEntry(Rcl::Doc doc)
 }
 
 
-void RecollProtocol::stat(const KUrl & url)
-{
-    kDebug() << url << endl ;
-
-    QString path = url.path();
-    KIO::UDSEntry entry;
-    if (!path.compare("/"))
-	entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, "/welcome");
-    else
-	entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, url.path());
-    entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_TARGET_URL, url.url());
-    entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_FILE_TYPE, S_IFREG);
-    statEntry(entry);
-    finished();
-}
-
 // From kio_beagle
 void RecollProtocol::createRootEntry(KIO::UDSEntry& entry)
 {
@@ -172,3 +178,4 @@ void RecollProtocol::listDir(const KUrl& url)
     listEntries(entries);
     finished();
 }
+#endif // KDE 4.1+
diff --git a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.cpp b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.cpp
index ea1dfa9f..36ae31b9 100644
--- a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.cpp
+++ b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: kio_recoll.cpp,v 1.17 2008-11-27 17:48:43 dockes Exp $ (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes";
+static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: kio_recoll.cpp,v 1.18 2008-11-28 09:14:42 dockes Exp $ (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes";
 #endif
 /*
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -119,11 +119,7 @@ bool RecollProtocol::maybeOpenDb(string &reason)
 void RecollProtocol::mimetype(const KUrl &url)
 {
     kDebug() << url << endl;
-#ifdef USEDIRMODEL
-	mimeType("inode/directory");
-#else
-	mimeType("text/html");
-#endif
+    mimeType("text/html");
     finished();
 }
 
@@ -154,17 +150,14 @@ void RecollProtocol::get(const KUrl & url)
 	error(KIO::ERR_SLAVE_DEFINED, reason.c_str());
 	return;
     }
-#ifdef USEDIRMODEL
-    error(KIO::ERR_IS_DIRECTORY, QString::null);
-    return;
-#endif
 
     QString host = url.host();
     QString path = url.path();
 
     kDebug() << "host:" << host << " path:" << path;
 
-    if (host.isEmpty() && (!path.compare("/")||!path.compare("/welcome"))) {
+    if (host.isEmpty() && 
+	(path.isEmpty() || !path.compare("/")||!path.compare("/welcome"))) {
 	// recoll:/
 	welcomePage();
 	goto out;
diff --git a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.h b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.h
index 803f44df..6a8c19ad 100644
--- a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.h
+++ b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef _RECOLL_H
-/* @(#$Id: kio_recoll.h,v 1.8 2008-11-27 17:48:43 dockes Exp $  (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes */
+/* @(#$Id: kio_recoll.h,v 1.9 2008-11-28 09:14:42 dockes Exp $  (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes */
 #define _RECOLL_H
 /*
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ using std::string;
 #include <kurl.h>
 #include <kio/global.h>
 #include <kio/slavebase.h>
+#include <kdeversion.h>
 
 #include "rclconfig.h"
 #include "rcldb.h"
@@ -62,8 +63,10 @@ class RecollProtocol : public KIO::SlaveBase {
     virtual ~RecollProtocol();
     virtual void mimetype(const KUrl & url );
     virtual void get(const KUrl & url );
+#if KDE_IS_VERSION(4,1,0)
     virtual void stat(const KUrl & url);
     virtual void listDir(const KUrl& url);
+#endif
 
     static RclConfig  *o_rclconfig;
 
diff --git a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/notes.txt b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/notes.txt
index 762993fb..d3a5cf24 100644
--- a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/notes.txt
+++ b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/notes.txt
@@ -26,3 +26,11 @@ Output to ~/.xession-errors par defaut controle ?
 
 Probleme quand l'url se termine par un / et qu'on edite le mot,
 konqueror lance une recherche a chaque lettre.
+
+
+Apparemment c'est l'entree "listing" du .protocol qui decide si le plugin
+est traité plutot comme un dirlister ou comme un htmlgetter. Curieusement,
+le changement ne s'opere pas toujours immediatement quand on change le
+fichier .proto, y compris apres avoir tue tous les process kde (changement
+ŕ la deuxieme execution de konqueror sur kde4.0). Sur kde4.0 il faut que le
+.proto soit sans entree "listing"
diff --git a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/recoll.protocol b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/recoll.protocol
index 1907f620..c69fc77d 100644
--- a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/recoll.protocol
+++ b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/recoll.protocol
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ input=none
 output=filesystem
 listing=Name,Type, URL
 reading=true
-#defaultMimeType=inode/directory
 defaultMimeType=text/html
-Icon=help_index
+Icon=recoll
 Class=:local
 URIMode=rawuri
diff --git a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/recollnolist.protocol b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/recollnolist.protocol
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb5d55e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/recollnolist.protocol
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Protocol]
+exec=kio_recoll
+protocol=recoll
+input=none
+output=filesystem
+# Version for kde4.0: no "listing" entry
+reading=true
+defaultMimeType=text/html
+Icon=recoll
+Class=:local
+URIMode=rawuri