client.rb in http-0.8.4

- old
+ new

@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@
     KEEP_ALIVE         = "Keep-Alive".freeze
     CLOSE              = "close".freeze
 
     HTTP_OR_HTTPS_RE   = %r{^https?://}i
 
-    attr_reader :default_options
-
     def initialize(default_options = {})
       @default_options = HTTP::Options.new(default_options)
       @connection = nil
       @state = :clean
     end
@@ -70,11 +68,14 @@
       verify_connection!(req.uri)
 
       @state = :dirty
 
       @connection ||= HTTP::Connection.new(req, options)
-      @connection.send_request(req)
-      @connection.read_headers!
+
+      unless @connection.failed_proxy_connect?
+        @connection.send_request(req)
+        @connection.read_headers!
+      end
 
       res = Response.new(
         @connection.status_code,
         @connection.http_version,
         @connection.headers,