    # File lib/stella/client.rb, line 195
        def create_http_client
          http_client = HTTPClient.new(
            :agent_name  => @opts[:agent] || @opts['agent'] || Stella.agent,
            :from        => nil
          )
          #http_client.set_proxy_auth(@proxy.user, @proxy.pass) if @proxy.user
          #http_client.debug_dev = STDOUT if Stella.debug?
          http_client.protocol_version = "HTTP/1.1"
          if @opts[:ssl_verify_mode]
            http_client.ssl_config.verify_mode = @opts[:ssl_verify_mode]
          end

          # See: http://ghouston.blogspot.com/2006/03/using-ssl-with-ruby-http-access2.html
          begin
            http_client.ssl_config.clear_cert_store
            http_client.ssl_config.set_trust_ca SSL_CERT_PATH
          rescue => ex
            Stella.li ex.class, ex.message
            Stella.ld ex.backtrace
          end

          http_client.connect_timeout = @opts[:timeout]
          http_client.send_timeout = @opts[:timeout]
          http_client.receive_timeout = @opts[:timeout]
          http_client
        end