[ANNOUNCEMENT] HttpComponents HttpClient 4.0.1 (GA) Released

[Oleg Kalnichevski]

HttpClient 4.0.1 is a bug fix release that addresses a number of issues 
discovered since the previous stable release. None of the fixed bugs is 
considered critical. Most notably this release eliminates eliminates 
dependency on JCIP annotations.

This release is also expected to improve performance by 5 to 10% due to 
elimination of unnecessary Log object lookups by short-lived components.

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Download -
<http://hc.apache.org/downloads.cgi>

Release notes -
<http://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpclient/RELEASE_NOTES.txt>

HttpComponents site -
<http://hc.apache.org/>

Please note HttpClient 4.0 currently provides only limited support for
NTLM authentication. For details please refer to
<http://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-client/ntlm.html>
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About Apache HttpClient

Although the java.net package provides basic functionality for accessing
resources via HTTP, it doesn't provide the full flexibility or
functionality needed by many applications. HttpClient seeks to fill this
void by providing an efficient, up-to-date, and feature-rich package
implementing the client side of the most recent HTTP standards and
recommendations.

Designed for extension while providing robust support for the base HTTP
protocol, HttpClient may be of interest to anyone building HTTP-aware
client applications such as web browsers, web service clients, or
systems that leverage or extend the HTTP protocol for distributed
communication.