--- /home/rshterenzon/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb	2007-10-08 13:16:54.000000000 +0200
+++ open-uri.rb	2008-12-11 20:10:25.000000000 +0200
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
     # file:///etc/passwd.
     # However this is ad hoc.  It should be extensible/configurable.
     uri1.scheme.downcase == uri2.scheme.downcase ||
-    (/\A(?:http|ftp)\z/i =~ uri1.scheme && /\A(?:http|ftp)\z/i =~ uri2.scheme)
+    (/\A(?:https?|ftp)\z/i =~ uri1.scheme && /\A(?:https?|ftp)\z/i =~ uri2.scheme)
   end
 
   def OpenURI.open_http(buf, target, proxy, options) # :nodoc: