require 'net/https'

require 'net/http'
uri = URI.parse("https://www.donotcall.gov/")
request = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port) 
response = request.get("/")

Errno::ECONNRESET: Connection reset by peer
...

Errno::ECONNRESET: Connection reset by peer
	from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:133:in `sysread'
	from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:133:in `rbuf_fill'
	from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:56:in `timeout'
	from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:76:in `timeout'
	from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:132:in `rbuf_fill'
	from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:116:in `readuntil'
	from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:126:in `readline'
	from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:1988:in `read_status_line'
	from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:1977:in `read_new'
	from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:1046:in `request'
	from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:1033:in `request'
	from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:545:in `start'
	from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:1031:in `request'
	from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:771:in `get'
	from (irb):5
	from :0

require 'net/https'
request.use_ssl = true
request.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
response = request.get("/")

response.body.size

request = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port) 
request.use_ssl = true
request.ca_path = "/etc/ssl/certs/"
request.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER
response = request.get("/")