RightScale::HttpConnection
    by RightScale, Inc.
    www.RightScale.com 

== DESCRIPTION:

Rightscale::HttpConnection is a robust HTTP/S library.  It implements a retry
algorithm for low-level network errors.

== FEATURES:

- provides put/get streaming
- does configurable retries on connect and read timeouts, DNS failures, etc.
- HTTPS certificate checking
  
== SYNOPSIS:


== REQUIREMENTS:

- 2/11/08: If you use RightScale::HttpConnection in conjunction with attachment_fu, the
  HttpConnection gem must be included (using the require statement) AFTER
  attachment_fu.  
  This is due to a conflict between the HttpConnection gem and another
  gem required by attachment_fu.



== INSTALL:

gem install http_connection

== LICENSE:

Copyright (c) 2007-2008 RightScale, Inc. 

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