Set Net::HTTP open_timeout and read_timeout #10
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We've been experiencing network issues when connecting to KissMetrics. Metrics are not important enough to bring the whole application down. This change let us to set Net::HTTP timeouts and kill requests taking too long.
This is how we solved our problem and I'd like to see the change in the official gem. A few things to discuss:
Let me know what you think and I'll update my PR accordingly.