1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/net/http/exceptions.rb b/lib/net/http/exceptions.rb
index 0d34526616..933cd64ace 100644
--- a/lib/net/http/exceptions.rb
+++ b/lib/net/http/exceptions.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,15 @@ class Net::HTTPServerException < Net::ProtoServerError
   # We cannot use the name "HTTPServerError", it is the name of the response.
   include Net::HTTPExceptions
 end
+
+# for compatibility
+Net::HTTPClientException = Net::HTTPServerException
+
 class Net::HTTPFatalError < Net::ProtoFatalError
   include Net::HTTPExceptions
 end
 
+module Net
+  deprecate_constant(:HTTPServerException)
+  deprecate_constant(:ProtoServerError)
+end