From: dave@... Date: 2016-08-01T11:52:14+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:76636] [Ruby trunk Bug#12642] Net::HTTP populates host header incorrectly when using an IPv6 Address Issue #12642 has been reported by David Corbin. ---------------------------------------- Bug #12642: Net::HTTP populates host header incorrectly when using an IPv6 Address https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/12642 * Author: David Corbin * Status: Open * Priority: Normal * Assignee: * ruby -v: * Backport: 2.1: UNKNOWN, 2.2: UNKNOWN, 2.3: UNKNOWN ---------------------------------------- When sending a request, the client code adds a "Host" header. It does the by taking the given address, appending a colon, and then appending the port. This creates a fragment of a URL such as "google.com:80". However, when instead of "google.com", the address is an IPv6 address is given (such as 8383:3223::1333:DE12), simply appending a colon is not adequate. It yields 8383:3223::1333:DE12:80, which is hard to parse mess. RFC3986 stipulates that the host should be surrounded by square brackets, which would have the Host header as: [8383:3223::1333:DE12]:80. -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/ Unsubscribe: