# Fast Net::Http support?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fast-net-http-support/63744>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 18, 2006, 3:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fast-net-http-support/63744 "2006-06-18T15:14:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![zenzei](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@zenzei](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zenzei)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 3:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fast-net-http-support/63744/1 "2006-06-18T15:14:05Z")

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Hi list!

I currently writing some extensions for Mongrel to add advanced  
capabilities of Apache. Zed S. just told me that my RedirectHandler  
(ak. mod\_redirect) may be included in the next mongrel version (yay !  
:-))

I also wrote ForwardHandler. It is a proxy for a specific ressource so  
that you can cloak internal datas. Unfortunately, Net::Http is really  
slow so I was looking for a C alternative. I’ve found two cURL  
bindings [1][2]. Both are outdated. It seems like they only run on  
older ruby version but I’m not a C expert. Also, it doesn’t seem they  
support streaming, which might be a problem when transferring big  
files.

Are there other alternatives out there ?

I was also thinking that since Mongrel aready implement lot of the  
Http protocol in C, it would be nice to have a Mongrel::HttpClient but  
Zed S. is certainly too occupied to do this. Is somebody interested  
in helping ? It would also benefit \_why’s mouseHole.

I’m not the boss but it would also benefit the product I’m writing. I  
think some money can be invested in this.

Cheers,  
zimbatm

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[1] [http://www.d1.dion.ne.jp/~matuyuki/ruby.html](http://www.d1.dion.ne.jp/~matuyuki/ruby.html)  
[2] [http://rox-ruby.sourceforge.net/cms.php/curl](http://rox-ruby.sourceforge.net/cms.php/curl)