From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2007-10-06T03:05:51+09:00
Subject: Re: HTTP head request

On Oct 5, 2007, at 11:00 , Roger Pack wrote:
> Alex Young wrote:
>> Trans wrote:
>>> Hmm... how do a HTTP head request? Does 'open_uri' have something  
>>> for
>>> this?
>>
>> You don't mean ri Net::HTTP#head, do you?  :-)
>
> It would appear open_uri doesn't have anything useful for doing head
> requests, itself.

I believe this is an intentionally omitted feature.

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