# File lib/ftw/request.rb, line 131
  def method=(method)
    # RFC2616 5.1.1 doesn't say the method has to be uppercase.
    # It can be any 'token' besides the ones defined in section 5.1.1:
    # The grammar for 'token' is:
    #          token          = 1*<any CHAR except CTLs or separators>
    # TODO(sissel): support section 5.1.1 properly. Don't upcase, but 
    # maybe upcase things that are defined in 5.1.1 like GET, etc.
    @method = method.upcase
  end