3 files changed, 17 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/net/http.rb b/lib/net/http.rb
index 473cf5d8a3..bbe98274f4 100644
--- a/lib/net/http.rb
+++ b/lib/net/http.rb
@@ -504,7 +504,10 @@ module Net
     end
 
     def self.get_print( addr, path, port = nil )
-      print get( addr, path, port )
+      new( addr, port || HTTP.port ).start {|http|
+        http.get path, nil, $stdout
+      }
+      nil
     end
 
 
@@ -733,7 +736,7 @@ module Net
     end
 
     def basic_auth( acc, pass )
-      @header['authorization'] = ["#{acc}:#{pass}"].pack('m').gsub(/\s+/, '')
+      @header['authorization'] = 'Basic ' + ["#{acc}:#{pass}"].pack('m').strip
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/lib/net/protocol.rb b/lib/net/protocol.rb
index 7018158315..a440ef0817 100644
--- a/lib/net/protocol.rb
+++ b/lib/net/protocol.rb
@@ -363,7 +363,10 @@ module Net
       @sock.__send__ @mid, str
     end
 
-    alias << write
+    def <<( str )
+      @sock.__send__ @mid, str
+      self
+    end
   
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/net/smtp.rb b/lib/net/smtp.rb
index 2e8377cddd..3b1d100fb3 100644
--- a/lib/net/smtp.rb
+++ b/lib/net/smtp.rb
@@ -153,12 +153,15 @@ module Net
         end
       end
 
-      if user and secret then
+      if user or secret then
+        (user and secret) or
+            raise ArgumentError, "both of account and password are required"
+
         mid = 'auth_' + (authtype || 'cram_md5').to_s
-        unless @command.respond_to? mid then
-          raise ArgumentError, "wrong auth type #{authtype.to_s}"
-        end
-        @command.send mid, user, secret
+        @command.respond_to? mid or
+            raise ArgumentError, "wrong auth type #{authtype.to_s}"
+
+        @command.__send__ mid, user, secret
       end
     end