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git-svn-id: https://wush.net/svn/rightscale/right_http_connection/trunk@3894 9f0cbaf6-ce18-0410-ad37-d14a22affa91
basecamp · May 15, 2008 · 8f7f157 · 8f7f157
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diff --git a/lib/right_http_connection.rb b/lib/right_http_connection.rb
@@ -332,8 +332,10 @@ def request(request_params, &block)
             request.body_stream = request.body
           end
 
-          # Always make sure that the file pointer is set to point to the beginning of the file
-          (request.body || request.body_stream).seek(0,IO::SEEK_SET) if request.body || request.body_stream
+          # Always make sure that the fp is set to point to the beginning of the
+          # File/IO. Note: socket is a linear stream of bytes -- not seek-able.
+          # The retry must be handled elsewhere -- higher level.
+          request.body_stream.pos = 0 if(request.body_stream && (request.body_stream.instance_of?(File) || request.body_stream.instance_of?(IO)))
 
           response = @http.request(request, &block)