# Problems with Net:HTTP class

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-net-http-class/102671>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 2, 2007, 4:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-net-http-class/102671 "2007-02-02T04:16:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![abon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@abon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/abon)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2007, 4:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-net-http-class/102671/1 "2007-02-02T04:16:25Z")

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I’m testing the http module in console.  
BUt I got the following error.  
Anyone knows why?

> > Net::HTTP.get\_print ‘[www.google.com](http://www.google.com)’, ‘index.html’  
> > SystemStackError: stack level too deep  
> > from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:451:in  
> > `newobj' from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:451:in `newobj’  
> > from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net\http.rb:451:in `new' from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net\http.rb:374:in `get\_response’

```
    from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net\http.rb:337:in

```

`get\_print’  
from (irb):2

THX

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**Author:** ![abon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@abon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/abon)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2007, 8:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-net-http-class/102671/2 "2007-02-02T08:53:58Z")

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Bontina C. wrote:

> ```
> from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:451:in
> 
> ```

Some kind of recursive loop, it looks like. The code worked for me, in  
Ruby 1.8.5, but I’m not using Instant Rails - maybe there’s an issue  
there?

-Justin