# Exception change with net/http in Ruby 187 PL 248/9 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [February 18, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exception-change-with-net-http-in-ruby-187-pl-248-9/183645 "2010-02-18T01:52:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mitch\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@Mitch\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mitch_W)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exception-change-with-net-http-in-ruby-187-pl-248-9/183645/1 "2010-02-18T01:52:50Z")
Ran into the following problem with net http in Ruby 187 pl248 require net/http.rb n = Net::HTTP.new(‘server-that-is-not-listening-on-port-eighty’) n.request\_head(‘/’) Prior to this change: [http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=25851](http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=25851) the above code results in an: Errno::ECONNREFUSED: Connection refused - connect(2) After the change I receive: NoMethodError: undefined method `closed?’ for nil:NilClass From line 1060 of net/http.rb. It looks like the code was intended to close sockets in the event of an error, but it assumes the socket actually exists. Can anyone else reproduce this issue? – - Mitch W. - Software Engineer - Socialcast® - 19 South Park - San Francisco, CA 94107 - e: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid - p: 651.964.8521 - f: 801.348.4750 This e-mail may be privileged and/or confidential, and the sender does not waive any related rights and obligations. Any distribution, use or copying of this e-mail or the information it contains by other than an intended recipient is unauthorized. If you are unsure why this e-mail was sent to you, please advise me (by return e-mail or otherwise) immediately. ---
**Author:** ![Mitch\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@Mitch\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mitch_W)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exception-change-with-net-http-in-ruby-187-pl-248-9/183645/2 "2010-02-18T15:22:16Z")
Hi, On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 6:19 AM, Mitch W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Errno::ECONNREFUSED: Connection refused - connect(2) > Can anyone else reproduce this issue? Yes, I can reproduce. Indeed, this looks like unintentional change to me and somewhat unintuitive. I think, you should file a report on Redmine for this or raise it on ruby-core mailing list. ---
**Author:** ![Mitch\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@Mitch\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mitch_W)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exception-change-with-net-http-in-ruby-187-pl-248-9/183645/3 "2010-02-18T18:26:41Z")
Thanks for taking the time to respond Hemant. I’ve added a redmine ticket for it here [http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/2758](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/2758) On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 6:20 AM, hemant [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > Prior to this change: > > Indeed, this looks like unintentional change to me and somewhat > unintuitive. I think, you should file a report on Redmine for this or > raise it on ruby-core mailing list. – - Mitch W. - Software Engineer - Socialcast® - 19 South Park - San Francisco, CA 94107 - e: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid - p: 651.964.8521 - f: 801.348.4750 This e-mail may be privileged and/or confidential, and the sender does not waive any related rights and obligations. Any distribution, use or copying of this e-mail or the information it contains by other than an intended recipient is unauthorized. If you are unsure why this e-mail was sent to you, please advise me (by return e-mail or otherwise) immediately.