2 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/net/http.rb b/lib/net/http.rb
index 65424bd61b..e037f4b360 100644
--- a/lib/net/http.rb
+++ b/lib/net/http.rb
@@ -1738,9 +1738,15 @@ module Net
   end
 
 
-
   # for backward compatibility
 
+  class HTTP
+    ProxyMod = ProxyDelta
+  end
+  module NetPrivate
+    HTTPRequest = ::Net::HTTPRequest
+  end
+
   HTTPInformationCode = HTTPInformation
   HTTPSuccessCode     = HTTPSuccess
   HTTPRedirectionCode = HTTPRedirection
diff --git a/lib/net/protocol.rb b/lib/net/protocol.rb
index b58eec9475..b3ac5e5093 100644
--- a/lib/net/protocol.rb
+++ b/lib/net/protocol.rb
@@ -449,4 +449,10 @@ module Net
   
   end
 
+
+  # For backward compatibility
+  module NetPrivate
+    Socket = ::Net::InternetMessageIO
+  end
+
 end   # module Net