# Re: mechanize timeout errors

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-mechanize-timeout-errors/101958>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 8, 2006, 10:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-mechanize-timeout-errors/101958 "2006-08-08T22:03:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 10:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-mechanize-timeout-errors/101958/1 "2006-08-08T22:03:35Z")

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> -----Original Message-----  
> From: Alex Y. [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)]  
> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 1:27 PM  
> To: ruby-talk ML  
> Subject: Re: mechanize timeout errors

> > If you want control over the timeout value I think you’ll need to  
> > re-wrap the call to agent.get in your own timeout block:  
> > Not so: WWW::Mechanize#read\_timeout= is your friend.

Ah, good to know, thanks. 🙂

- Dan

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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 10:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-mechanize-timeout-errors/101958/2 "2006-08-08T22:42:39Z")

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Berger, Daniel wrote:

> > > re-wrap the call to agent.get in your own timeout block:
> > 
> > Not so: WWW::Mechanize#read\_timeout= is your friend.
> 
> Ah, good to know, thanks. 🙂

No worries 🙂