gistfile1.js

client = require("http").createClient(443, "twitter.com");
client.setSecure("X509_PEM");
client.request("GET", "/statuses/public_timeline.xml", { host: "twitter.com" }).finish(function(response){
  var chunks = [];
  response.setBodyEncoding("utf8");
  response.addListener("body", function(c){ chunks.push(c); });
  response.addListener("complete", function(){
    require("sys").puts(chunks.join(""));
  });
});

/* Error:
TypeError: Property 'tcpSetSecure' of object #<a Client> is not a function
    at ClientRequest.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node/libraries/http.js:429:18)
    at ClientRequest.flush (/usr/local/lib/node/libraries/http.js:226:8)
    at ClientRequest.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node/libraries/http.js:232:8)
    at ClientRequest.finish (/usr/local/lib/node/libraries/http.js:272:36)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/mark/Work/twitter-proxy/https.js:4:81)
    at [object Object].<anonymous> (node.js:933:23)
    at [object Object].emitSuccess (node.js:244:15)
    at [object Object].<anonymous> (node.js:658:21)
    at [object Object].emitSuccess (node.js:244:15)
    at node.js:514:29
*/