FYI: The same code tested works on my XP box & my Debian box with Ruby
1.8.2 (all behind the same router, so it's not a firewall issue).

I guess recompiling the latest Ruby (1.8.4) is recommended on my OSX
box? Will this break any of my installed gems like RMagick?

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