diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index bbaa0ec8..c938927a 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ macro_rules! make_errors(
             $($code => $error),+
         );
 
-        impl FromStr for PostgresSqlState {
-            fn from_str(s: &str) -> Option<PostgresSqlState> {
-                Some(match STATE_MAP.find(&s) {
+        impl PostgresSqlState {
+            #[doc(hidden)]
+            pub fn from_code(s: &str) -> PostgresSqlState {
+                match STATE_MAP.find(&s) {
                     Some(state) => state.clone(),
                     None => UnknownSqlState(s.to_owned())
-                })
+                }
             }
         }
     )
@@ -362,9 +363,9 @@ pub enum PostgresConnectError {
     /// The URL was missing a user
     MissingUser,
     /// DNS lookup failed
-    DnsError,
+    DnsError(IoError),
     /// There was an error opening a socket to the server
-    SocketError,
+    SocketError(IoError),
     /// An error from the Postgres server itself
     PgConnectDbError(PostgresDbError),
     /// A password was required but not provided in the URL
@@ -385,9 +386,9 @@ impl fmt::Show for PostgresConnectError {
         match *self {
             InvalidUrl => fmt.buf.write_str("Invalid URL"),
             MissingUser => fmt.buf.write_str("User missing in URL"),
-            DnsError => fmt.buf.write_str("DNS lookup failed"),
-            SocketError =>
-                fmt.buf.write_str("Unable to open connection to server"),
+            DnsError(ref err) => write!(fmt.buf, "DNS lookup failed: {}", err),
+            SocketError(ref err) =>
+                write!(fmt.buf, "Unable to open connection to server: {}", err),
             PgConnectDbError(ref err) => err.fmt(fmt),
             MissingPassword =>
                 fmt.buf.write_str("The server requested a password but none \
@@ -397,8 +398,10 @@ impl fmt::Show for PostgresConnectError {
                                    authentication method"),
             NoSslSupport =>
                 fmt.buf.write_str("The server does not support SSL"),
-            SslError(ref err) => err.fmt(fmt),
-            PgConnectStreamError(ref err) => err.fmt(fmt),
+            SslError(ref err) =>
+                write!(fmt.buf, "Error initiating SSL session: {}", err),
+            PgConnectStreamError(ref err) =>
+                write!(fmt.buf, "Error communicating with server: {}", err),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -477,7 +480,7 @@ impl PostgresDbError {
         let mut map: HashMap<u8, ~str> = fields.move_iter().collect();
         PostgresDbError {
             severity: map.pop(&('S' as u8)).unwrap(),
-            code: FromStr::from_str(map.pop(&('C' as u8)).unwrap()).unwrap(),
+            code: PostgresSqlState::from_code(map.pop(&('C' as u8)).unwrap()),
             message: map.pop(&('M' as u8)).unwrap(),
             detail: map.pop(&('D' as u8)),
             hint: map.pop(&('H' as u8)),
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5367fad9..536bf1a9 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ pub struct PostgresCancelData {
 /// `PostgresConnection::cancel_data`. The object can cancel any query made on
 /// that connection.
 ///
+/// Only the host and port of the URL are used.
+///
 /// # Example
 ///
 /// ```rust,no_run
@@ -311,17 +313,18 @@ fn open_socket(host: &str, port: Port)
         -> Result<TcpStream, PostgresConnectError> {
     let addrs = match net::get_host_addresses(host) {
         Ok(addrs) => addrs,
-        Err(_) => return Err(DnsError)
+        Err(err) => return Err(DnsError(err))
     };
 
+    let mut err = None;
     for &addr in addrs.iter() {
         match TcpStream::connect(SocketAddr { ip: addr, port: port }) {
             Ok(socket) => return Ok(socket),
-            Err(_) => {}
+            Err(e) => err = Some(e)
         }
     }
 
-    Err(SocketError)
+    Err(SocketError(err.unwrap()))
 }
 
 fn initialize_stream(host: &str, port: Port, ssl: &SslMode)
@@ -1356,7 +1359,7 @@ impl<'stmt> Container for PostgresRow<'stmt> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'stmt, I: RowIndex, T: FromSql> Index<I, T> for PostgresRow<'stmt> {
+impl<'stmt, I: RowIndex+Clone, T: FromSql> Index<I, T> for PostgresRow<'stmt> {
     /// Retreives the contents of a field of the row.
     ///
     /// A field can be accessed by the name or index of its column, though
@@ -1387,7 +1390,7 @@ impl<'stmt, I: RowIndex, T: FromSql> Index<I, T> for PostgresRow<'stmt> {
 }
 
 /// A trait implemented by types that can index into columns of a row.
-pub trait RowIndex: Clone {
+pub trait RowIndex {
     /// Returns the index of the appropriate column, or `None` if no such
     /// column exists.
     fn idx(&self, stmt: &PostgresStatement) -> Option<uint>;
diff --git a/src/test.rs b/src/test.rs
index aaf350b3..02fdeeae 100644
--- a/src/test.rs
+++ b/src/test.rs
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ fn test_plaintext_pass_no_pass() {
     let ret = PostgresConnection::connect("postgres://pass_user@localhost/postgres", &NoSsl);
     match ret {
         Err(MissingPassword) => (),
-        Err(err) => fail!("Unexpected error {}", err.to_str()),
+        Err(err) => fail!("Unexpected error {}", err),
         _ => fail!("Expected error")
     }
 }
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ fn test_plaintext_pass_wrong_pass() {
     let ret = PostgresConnection::connect("postgres://pass_user:asdf@localhost/postgres", &NoSsl);
     match ret {
         Err(PgConnectDbError(PostgresDbError { code: InvalidPassword, .. })) => (),
-        Err(err) => fail!("Unexpected error {}", err.to_str()),
+        Err(err) => fail!("Unexpected error {}", err),
         _ => fail!("Expected error")
     }
 }
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ fn test_md5_pass_no_pass() {
     let ret = PostgresConnection::connect("postgres://md5_user@localhost/postgres", &NoSsl);
     match ret {
         Err(MissingPassword) => (),
-        Err(err) => fail!("Unexpected error {}", err.to_str()),
+        Err(err) => fail!("Unexpected error {}", err),
         _ => fail!("Expected error")
     }
 }
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ fn test_md5_pass_wrong_pass() {
     let ret = PostgresConnection::connect("postgres://md5_user:asdf@localhost/postgres", &NoSsl);
     match ret {
         Err(PgConnectDbError(PostgresDbError { code: InvalidPassword, .. })) => (),
-        Err(err) => fail!("Unexpected error {}", err.to_str()),
+        Err(err) => fail!("Unexpected error {}", err),
         _ => fail!("Expected error")
     }
 }
@@ -941,8 +941,8 @@ fn test_md5_pass_wrong_pass() {
 fn test_dns_failure() {
     let ret = PostgresConnection::connect("postgres://postgres@asdfasdfasdf", &NoSsl);
     match ret {
-        Err(DnsError) => (),
-        Err(err) => fail!("Unexpected error {}", err.to_str()),
+        Err(DnsError(_)) => (),
+        Err(err) => fail!("Unexpected error {}", err),
         _ => fail!("Expected error")
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/types/range.rs b/src/types/range.rs
index 9bf7aa1e..208885f0 100644
--- a/src/types/range.rs
+++ b/src/types/range.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ impl<S: BoundSided, T: Clone> Clone for RangeBound<S, T> {
 }
 
 impl<S: BoundSided, T: fmt::Show> fmt::Show for RangeBound<S, T> {
-    fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         let chars = match self.type_ {
             Inclusive => ['[', ']'],
             Exclusive => ['(', ')'],
@@ -192,12 +192,10 @@ impl<S: BoundSided, T: fmt::Show> fmt::Show for RangeBound<S, T> {
 
         match BoundSided::side(None::<S>) {
             Lower => {
-                try!(formatter.buf.write_char(chars[0]));
-                self.value.fmt(formatter)
+                write!(fmt.buf, "{}{}", chars[0], self.value)
             }
             Upper => {
-                try!(self.value.fmt(formatter));
-                formatter.buf.write_char(chars[1])
+                write!(fmt.buf, "{}{}", self.value, chars[1])
             }
         }
     }
@@ -270,18 +268,18 @@ enum InnerRange<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T: fmt::Show> fmt::Show for Range<T> {
-    fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         match self.inner {
-            Empty => formatter.buf.write_str("empty"),
+            Empty => fmt.buf.write_str("empty"),
             Normal(ref lower, ref upper) => {
                 match *lower {
-                    Some(ref bound) => try!(bound.fmt(formatter)),
-                    None => try!(formatter.buf.write_char('(')),
+                    Some(ref bound) => try!(bound.fmt(fmt)),
+                    None => try!(fmt.buf.write_char('(')),
                 }
-                try!(formatter.buf.write_char(','));
+                try!(fmt.buf.write_char(','));
                 match *upper {
-                    Some(ref bound) => bound.fmt(formatter),
-                    None => formatter.buf.write_char(')'),
+                    Some(ref bound) => bound.fmt(fmt),
+                    None => fmt.buf.write_char(')'),
                 }
             }
         }