From: why the lucky stiff <ruby-talk@...>
Date: 2005-11-17T09:29:53+09:00
Subject: Re: HTTP IO??

Daniel Sheppard wrote:

>>I am reading the stream from a Ogg stream server (VLC) in the
>>local machine.
>>This requires fast reading.
>>
>>Are there any other options in ruby to read a data stream via HTTP??
>>    
>>
>
>Now that I know I know your use-case, definitely use openuri instead.
>The only situations where you can't use openuri is when you need finer
>control over the headers (and the ability to read the response headers).
>In your case, this doesn't seem to be a problem.
>  
>
You also can only do GET requests with OpenURI.  The Net::HTTPIO class 
which has been discussed in this thread: it's pathetic.  Yes, it works 
with MouseHole.  But it's a horrible hack.  I am sure it is buggy.

A good man will one day come along and do it right.  A man beloved by 
his children, his wife, his close colleagues and social affiliates.  But 
most of all by me.  Thankyou, future man, for all you do!

_why