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commit 4b4c68d91ed1797232c98a478ca00dcb56758094
Author: Gary Gregory <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Jul 11 08:51:17 2026 -0400

    Javadoc
---
 .../apache/commons/net/DatagramSocketClient.java   |  6 ++--
 .../apache/commons/net/DatagramSocketFactory.java  |  6 ++--
 .../java/org/apache/commons/net/SocketClient.java  | 16 +++++------
 .../commons/net/daytime/DaytimeUDPClient.java      |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/commons/net/echo/EchoUDPClient.java |  2 +-
 .../commons/net/examples/mail/IMAPUtils.java       |  2 +-
 src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTP.java  |  4 +--
 .../java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPClient.java | 32 +++++++++++-----------
 .../apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPClientConfig.java    | 14 +++++-----
 .../org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPSClient.java     |  8 +++---
 .../commons/net/ftp/FTPSServerSocketFactory.java   |  2 +-
 .../apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPSSocketFactory.java  |  8 +++---
 .../parser/ConfigurableFTPFileEntryParserImpl.java |  2 +-
 .../parser/DefaultFTPFileEntryParserFactory.java   |  8 +++---
 .../net/ftp/parser/FTPFileEntryParserFactory.java  |  4 +--
 .../net/ftp/parser/FTPTimestampParserImpl.java     | 14 +++++-----
 .../commons/net/ftp/parser/MLSxEntryParser.java    |  2 +-
 .../net/ftp/parser/MacOsPeterFTPEntryParser.java   |  2 +-
 .../commons/net/ftp/parser/NTFTPEntryParser.java   |  2 +-
 .../net/ftp/parser/NetwareFTPEntryParser.java      |  2 +-
 .../commons/net/ftp/parser/OS2FTPEntryParser.java  |  2 +-
 .../net/ftp/parser/OS400FTPEntryParser.java        |  2 +-
 .../ftp/parser/ParserInitializationException.java  |  2 +-
 .../ftp/parser/RegexFTPFileEntryParserImpl.java    |  4 +--
 .../commons/net/ftp/parser/UnixFTPEntryParser.java |  2 +-
 .../commons/net/ftp/parser/VMSFTPEntryParser.java  |  4 +--
 .../java/org/apache/commons/net/imap/IMAP.java     |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/commons/net/imap/IMAPReply.java     |  2 +-
 .../java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/Article.java  | 16 +++++------
 .../apache/commons/net/nntp/ArticleIterator.java   |  2 +-
 .../java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/NNTP.java     |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/commons/net/nntp/NNTPClient.java    | 12 ++++----
 .../org/apache/commons/net/nntp/Threadable.java    |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NTPUDPClient.java   |  2 +-
 .../java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NtpUtils.java  |  4 +--
 .../java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NtpV3Impl.java | 12 ++++----
 .../org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NtpV3Packet.java    | 32 +++++++++++-----------
 .../java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/TimeStamp.java | 10 +++----
 .../java/org/apache/commons/net/smtp/SMTP.java     |  4 +--
 .../net/telnet/InvalidTelnetOptionException.java   |  2 +-
 .../commons/net/telnet/TelnetInputStream.java      |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/commons/net/time/TimeUDPClient.java |  4 +--
 .../apache/commons/net/util/KeyManagerUtils.java   |  8 +++---
 .../org/apache/commons/net/util/ListenerList.java  |  2 +-
 .../apache/commons/net/util/SSLContextUtils.java   |  4 +--
 .../org/apache/commons/net/util/SubnetUtils.java   | 24 ++++++++--------
 .../org/apache/commons/net/util/SubnetUtils6.java  | 18 ++++++------
 .../apache/commons/net/util/TrustManagerUtils.java |  6 ++--
 .../java/org/apache/commons/net/MockTcpServer.java |  2 +-
 .../commons/net/daytime/DaytimeTCPClientTest.java  |  2 +-
 .../commons/net/daytime/MockDaytimeTCPServer.java  |  2 +-
 .../apache/commons/net/ftp/AbstractFtpsTest.java   |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/commons/net/tftp/TFTPServer.java    |  6 ++--
 53 files changed, 170 insertions(+), 170 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/DatagramSocketClient.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/DatagramSocketClient.java
index c0953e77..8cbec2a0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/DatagramSocketClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/DatagramSocketClient.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public abstract class DatagramSocketClient implements 
AutoCloseable {
      * This method does not allocate resources.
      * </p>
      *
-     * @return the non-null DatagramSocket.
+     * @return The non-null DatagramSocket.
      * @since 3.10.0
      */
     protected DatagramSocket checkOpen() {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public abstract class DatagramSocketClient implements 
AutoCloseable {
     /**
      * Gets the charset.
      *
-     * @return the charset.
+     * @return The charset.
      * @since 3.3
      */
     public Charset getCharset() {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public abstract class DatagramSocketClient implements 
AutoCloseable {
     /**
      * Gets the charset name.
      *
-     * @return the charset name.
+     * @return The charset name.
      * @since 3.3
      * @deprecated Use {@link #getCharset()} instead
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/DatagramSocketFactory.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/DatagramSocketFactory.java
index b29b9fb4..9f724533 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/DatagramSocketFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/DatagramSocketFactory.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public interface DatagramSocketFactory {
     /**
      * Creates a DatagramSocket on the local host at the first available port.
      *
-     * @return the socket
+     * @return The socket
      * @throws SocketException If the socket could not be created.
      */
     DatagramSocket createDatagramSocket() throws SocketException;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public interface DatagramSocketFactory {
      * Creates a DatagramSocket on the local host at a specified port.
      *
      * @param port The port to use for the socket.
-     * @return the socket
+     * @return The socket
      * @throws SocketException If the socket could not be created.
      */
     DatagramSocket createDatagramSocket(int port) throws SocketException;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public interface DatagramSocketFactory {
      *
      * @param port  The port to use for the socket.
      * @param localAddress The local address to use.
-     * @return the socket
+     * @return The socket
      * @throws SocketException If the socket could not be created.
      */
     DatagramSocket createDatagramSocket(int port, InetAddress localAddress) 
throws SocketException;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/SocketClient.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/SocketClient.java
index 3c95efa2..eced32f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/SocketClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/SocketClient.java
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public abstract class SocketClient {
      * This method does not allocate resources.
      * </p>
      *
-     * @return the non-null OutputStream.
+     * @return The non-null OutputStream.
      * @since 3.11.0
      */
     protected OutputStream checkOpenOutputStream() {
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ public abstract class SocketClient {
     /**
      * Gets the charset.
      *
-     * @return the charset.
+     * @return The charset.
      * @since 3.3
      */
     public Charset getCharset() {
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ public abstract class SocketClient {
     /**
      * Gets the charset name.
      *
-     * @return the charset.
+     * @return The charset.
      * @since 3.3
      * @deprecated Since the code now requires Java 1.6 as a minimum.
      */
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ public abstract class SocketClient {
     /**
      * Subclasses can override this if they need to provide their own instance 
field for backwards compatibility.
      *
-     * @return the CommandSupport instance, may be {@code null}.
+     * @return The CommandSupport instance, may be {@code null}.
      * @since 3.0
      */
     protected ProtocolCommandSupport getCommandSupport() {
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ public abstract class SocketClient {
     /**
      * Gets the proxy for use with all the connections.
      *
-     * @return the current proxy for connections.
+     * @return The current proxy for connections.
      */
     public Proxy getProxy() {
         return connProxy;
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ public abstract class SocketClient {
     /**
      * Gets the current receivedBuffer size.
      *
-     * @return the size, or -1 if not initialized.
+     * @return The size, or -1 if not initialized.
      * @since 3.0
      */
     protected int getReceiveBufferSize() {
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ public abstract class SocketClient {
     /**
      * Gets the remote socket address used for the connection.
      *
-     * @return the remote socket address used for the connection
+     * @return The remote socket address used for the connection
      * @since 3.10.0
      */
     protected InetSocketAddress getRemoteInetSocketAddress() {
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ public abstract class SocketClient {
     /**
      * Gets the current sendBuffer size.
      *
-     * @return the size, or -1 if not initialized.
+     * @return The size, or -1 if not initialized.
      * @since 3.0
      */
     protected int getSendBufferSize() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/daytime/DaytimeUDPClient.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/daytime/DaytimeUDPClient.java
index a23ee901..a2fd5d54 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/daytime/DaytimeUDPClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/daytime/DaytimeUDPClient.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public final class DaytimeUDPClient extends 
DatagramSocketClient {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param host the host
-     * @return the time
+     * @return The time
      * @throws IOException on error
      */
     public String getTime(final InetAddress host) throws IOException {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/echo/EchoUDPClient.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/echo/EchoUDPClient.java
index d056608c..df569578 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/echo/EchoUDPClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/echo/EchoUDPClient.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public final class EchoUDPClient extends DiscardUDPClient {
      * Same as {@code receive(data, data.length)}
      *
      * @param data the buffer to receive the input
-     * @return the number of bytes
+     * @return The number of bytes
      * @throws IOException on error
      */
     public int receive(final byte[] data) throws IOException {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/examples/mail/IMAPUtils.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/examples/mail/IMAPUtils.java
index d4efc628..767fe8dd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/examples/mail/IMAPUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/examples/mail/IMAPUtils.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ final class IMAPUtils {
      * @param uri            the URI to use, e.g. 
imaps://user:[email protected]/folder or 
imaps://user:[email protected]/folder
      * @param defaultTimeout initial timeout (in milliseconds)
      * @param listener       for tracing protocol IO (may be null)
-     * @return the IMAP client - connected and logged in
+     * @return The IMAP client - connected and logged in
      * @throws IOException if any problems occur
      */
     static IMAPClient imapLogin(final URI uri, final int defaultTimeout, final 
ProtocolCommandListener listener) throws IOException {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTP.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTP.java
index 4245387d..fc2a9aa1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTP.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTP.java
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ public class FTP extends SocketClient {
      * }</pre>
      *
      * @param reportReply whether to fire a reply received event.
-     * @return the reply code.
+     * @return The reply code.
      * @throws IOException If an I/O error occurs.
      */
     private int getReply(final boolean reportReply) throws IOException {
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ public class FTP extends SocketClient {
      * Sends the MDTM command for the given file.
      *
      * @param file name of file
-     * @return the status
+     * @return The status
      * @throws IOException on error
      * @since 2.0
      **/
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPClient.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPClient.java
index 563241b5..2665e485 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPClient.java
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ public class FTPClient extends FTP implements Configurable {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param reply
-     * @return the path, without enclosing quotes, or the full string after 
the reply code and space if the syntax is invalid (i.e. enclosing quotes are
+     * @return The path, without enclosing quotes, or the full string after 
the reply code and space if the syntax is invalid (i.e. enclosing quotes are
      *         missing or embedded quotes are not doubled)
      */
     // package protected for access by test cases
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ public class FTPClient extends FTP implements Configurable {
      *
      * @param command the command to send
      * @param remote  the remote file name
-     * @return the stream from which to read the file
+     * @return The stream from which to read the file
      * @throws IOException on error
      * @since 3.1
      */
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ public class FTPClient extends FTP implements Configurable {
      *
      * @param command the command to send
      * @param remote  the remote file name
-     * @return the output stream.
+     * @return The output stream.
      * @throws IOException on error
      * @since 3.1
      */
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ public class FTPClient extends FTP implements 
Configurable {
      * See the class Javadoc section "Control channel keep-alive feature"
      * </p>
      *
-     * @return the number of seconds between keepalive messages.
+     * @return The number of seconds between keepalive messages.
      * @since 3.0
      * @deprecated Use {@link #getControlKeepAliveTimeoutDuration()}.
      */
@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ public class FTPClient extends FTP implements 
Configurable {
      * See the class Javadoc section "Control channel keep-alive feature"
      * </p>
      *
-     * @return the duration between keepalive messages.
+     * @return The duration between keepalive messages.
      * @since 3.9.0
      */
     public Duration getControlKeepAliveTimeoutDuration() {
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ public class FTPClient extends FTP implements 
Configurable {
     /**
      * Gets the currently active listener.
      *
-     * @return the listener, may be {@code null}
+     * @return The listener, may be {@code null}
      * @since 3.0
      */
     public CopyStreamListener getCopyStreamListener() {
@@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@ public class FTPClient extends FTP implements 
Configurable {
      * <li>Number of IOErrors ignored</li>
      * </ul>
      *
-     * @return the debug array
+     * @return The debug array
      * @deprecated 3.7 For testing only; may be dropped or changed at any time
      */
     @Deprecated // only for use in testing
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@ public class FTPClient extends FTP implements 
Configurable {
      * Gets the adjusted string with "-a" added if necessary.
      *
      * @param pathName the initial path
-     * @return the adjusted string with "-a" added if necessary.
+     * @return The adjusted string with "-a" added if necessary.
      * @since 2.0
      */
     protected String getListArguments(final String pathName) {
@@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@ public class FTPClient extends FTP implements 
Configurable {
     /**
      * Gets the system name.
      *
-     * @return the name
+     * @return The name
      * @throws IOException on error
      * @deprecated Use {@link #getSystemType()} instead
      */
@@ -2127,7 +2127,7 @@ public class FTPClient extends FTP implements 
Configurable {
     /**
      * Initiate list parsing for MLSD listings in the current working 
directory.
      *
-     * @return the engine
+     * @return The engine
      * @throws IOException on error
      */
     public FTPListParseEngine initiateMListParsing() throws IOException {
@@ -2138,7 +2138,7 @@ public class FTPClient extends FTP implements 
Configurable {
      * Initiate list parsing for MLSD listings.
      *
      * @param path the path from where to MLSD.
-     * @return the engine.
+     * @return The engine.
      * @throws IOException on error
      */
     public FTPListParseEngine initiateMListParsing(final String path) throws 
IOException {
@@ -2328,7 +2328,7 @@ public class FTPClient extends FTP implements 
Configurable {
      *
      * @param path the initial path, may be null
      * @param filter   the filter, non-null
-     * @return the array of FTPFile entries.
+     * @return The array of FTPFile entries.
      * @throws IOException on error
      * @since 2.2
      */
@@ -2575,7 +2575,7 @@ public class FTPClient extends FTP implements 
Configurable {
     /**
      * Generate a directory listing for the current directory using the MLSD 
command.
      *
-     * @return the array of file entries
+     * @return The array of file entries
      * @throws IOException on error
      * @since 3.0
      */
@@ -2587,7 +2587,7 @@ public class FTPClient extends FTP implements 
Configurable {
      * Generate a directory listing using the MLSD command.
      *
      * @param path the directory name, may be {@code null}
-     * @return the array of file entries
+     * @return The array of file entries
      * @throws IOException on error
      * @since 3.0
      */
@@ -2600,7 +2600,7 @@ public class FTPClient extends FTP implements 
Configurable {
      *
      * @param path the directory name, may be {@code null}
      * @param filter   the filter to apply to the responses
-     * @return the array of file entries
+     * @return The array of file entries
      * @throws IOException on error
      * @since 3.0
      */
@@ -2612,7 +2612,7 @@ public class FTPClient extends FTP implements 
Configurable {
      * Gets file details using the MLST command
      *
      * @param path the file or directory to list, may be {@code null}
-     * @return the file details, may be {@code null}
+     * @return The file details, may be {@code null}
      * @throws IOException on error
      * @since 3.0
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPClientConfig.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPClientConfig.java
index 0358b050..5cebe06d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPClientConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPClientConfig.java
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ public class FTPClientConfig {
     /**
      * Gets the {@link #setDefaultDateFormatStr(String) defaultDateFormatStr} 
property.
      *
-     * @return the defaultDateFormatStr property.
+     * @return The defaultDateFormatStr property.
      */
     public String getDefaultDateFormatStr() {
         return defaultDateFormatStr;
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ public class FTPClientConfig {
     /**
      * Gets the {@link #setRecentDateFormatStr(String) recentDateFormatStr} 
property.
      *
-     * @return the recentDateFormatStr property.
+     * @return The recentDateFormatStr property.
      */
 
     public String getRecentDateFormatStr() {
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ public class FTPClientConfig {
     /**
      * Gets the {@link #setServerLanguageCode(String) serverLanguageCode} 
property.
      *
-     * @return the serverLanguageCode property.
+     * @return The serverLanguageCode property.
      */
     public String getServerLanguageCode() {
         return serverLanguageCode;
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ public class FTPClientConfig {
      * {@code FTPClientConfig.SYST_*} codes or else the fully qualified class 
name of a parser implementing both the {@code FTPFileEntryParser} and
      * {@code Configurable} interfaces.
      *
-     * @return the serverSystemKey property.
+     * @return The serverSystemKey property.
      */
     public String getServerSystemKey() {
         return serverSystemKey;
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ public class FTPClientConfig {
     /**
      * Gets the {@link #setServerTimeZoneId(String) serverTimeZoneId} property.
      *
-     * @return the serverTimeZoneId property.
+     * @return The serverTimeZoneId property.
      */
     public String getServerTimeZoneId() {
         return serverTimeZoneId;
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ public class FTPClientConfig {
     /**
      * Gets the {@link #setShortMonthNames(String) shortMonthNames} property.
      *
-     * @return the shortMonthNames.
+     * @return The shortMonthNames.
      */
     public String getShortMonthNames() {
         return shortMonthNames;
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ public class FTPClientConfig {
     /**
      * Tests whether the {@link #setLenientFutureDates(boolean) 
lenientFutureDates} property.
      *
-     * @return the lenientFutureDates (default true).
+     * @return The lenientFutureDates (default true).
      * @since 1.5
      */
     public boolean isLenientFutureDates() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPSClient.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPSClient.java
index bd49af4e..4d925d8a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPSClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPSClient.java
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ public class FTPSClient extends FTPClient {
      *
      * @param prefix the prefix to find
      * @param reply  where to find the prefix
-     * @return the remainder of the string after the prefix, or null if the 
prefix was not present.
+     * @return The remainder of the string after the prefix, or null if the 
prefix was not present.
      */
     private String extractPrefixedData(final String prefix, final String 
reply) {
         final int idx = reply.indexOf(prefix);
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ public class FTPSClient extends FTPClient {
     /**
      * Gets the secure socket protocol to be used, e.g. SSL/TLS.
      *
-     * @return the protocol
+     * @return The protocol
      * @since 3.11.0
      */
     protected String getProtocol() {
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ public class FTPSClient extends FTPClient {
      * Parses the given ADAT response line and base64-decodes the data.
      *
      * @param reply The ADAT reply to parse.
-     * @return the data in the reply, base64-decoded.
+     * @return The data in the reply, base64-decoded.
      * @since 3.0
      */
     public byte[] parseADATReply(final String reply) {
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ public class FTPSClient extends FTPClient {
      * @param pbsz Protection Buffer Size.
      * @throws SSLException If the server reply code does not equal "200".
      * @throws IOException  If an I/O error occurs while sending the command.
-     * @return the negotiated value.
+     * @return The negotiated value.
      * @see #execPBSZ(long)
      * @since 3.0
      */
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPSServerSocketFactory.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPSServerSocketFactory.java
index 1fc577a4..a9570f86 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPSServerSocketFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPSServerSocketFactory.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class FTPSServerSocketFactory extends 
ServerSocketFactory {
      * Sets the socket so newly accepted connections will use SSL client mode.
      *
      * @param socket the SSLServerSocket to initialize
-     * @return the socket
+     * @return The socket
      * @throws ClassCastException if socket is not an instance of 
SSLServerSocket
      */
     public ServerSocket init(final ServerSocket socket) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPSSocketFactory.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPSSocketFactory.java
index 7c2a7d87..219996da 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPSSocketFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPSSocketFactory.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class FTPSSocketFactory extends SocketFactory {
 
     /**
      * @param port the port
-     * @return the socket
+     * @return The socket
      * @throws IOException on error
      * @deprecated (2.2) use {@link 
FTPSServerSocketFactory#createServerSocket(int)}.
      */
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class FTPSSocketFactory extends SocketFactory {
     /**
      * @param port    the port
      * @param backlog the backlog
-     * @return the socket
+     * @return The socket
      * @throws IOException on error
      * @deprecated (2.2) use {@link 
FTPSServerSocketFactory#createServerSocket(int, int)}.
      */
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class FTPSSocketFactory extends SocketFactory {
      * @param port      the port
      * @param backlog   the backlog
      * @param ifAddress the interface
-     * @return the socket
+     * @return The socket
      * @throws IOException on error
      * @deprecated (2.2) use {@link 
FTPSServerSocketFactory#createServerSocket(int, int, InetAddress)}.
      */
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class FTPSSocketFactory extends SocketFactory {
 
     /**
      * @param socket the socket
-     * @return the socket
+     * @return The socket
      * @throws IOException on error
      * @deprecated (2.2) use {@link 
FTPSServerSocketFactory#init(java.net.ServerSocket)}
      */
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/ConfigurableFTPFileEntryParserImpl.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/ConfigurableFTPFileEntryParserImpl.java
index 866883cc..a7fa4e2d 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/ConfigurableFTPFileEntryParserImpl.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/ConfigurableFTPFileEntryParserImpl.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public abstract class ConfigurableFTPFileEntryParserImpl 
extends RegexFTPFileEnt
      * Each concrete subclass must define this member to create a default 
configuration to be used when that subclass is instantiated without a
      * {@link FTPClientConfig FTPClientConfig} parameter being specified.
      *
-     * @return the default configuration for the subclass.
+     * @return The default configuration for the subclass.
      */
     protected abstract FTPClientConfig getDefaultConfiguration();
 
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/DefaultFTPFileEntryParserFactory.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/DefaultFTPFileEntryParserFactory.java
index d7456afa..e08506d6 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/DefaultFTPFileEntryParserFactory.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/DefaultFTPFileEntryParserFactory.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class DefaultFTPFileEntryParserFactory implements 
FTPFileEntryParserFacto
      * </p>
      *
      * @param config A {@link FTPClientConfig FTPClientConfig} used to 
configure the parser created
-     * @return the {@link FTPFileEntryParser} so created.
+     * @return The {@link FTPFileEntryParser} so created.
      * @throws ParserInitializationException Thrown on any exception in 
instantiation
      * @throws NullPointerException          if {@code config} is {@code null}
      * @since 1.4
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class DefaultFTPFileEntryParserFactory implements 
FTPFileEntryParserFacto
      *            <li>{@link FTPClientConfig#SYST_NETWARE NETWARE}</li>
      *            <li>{@link FTPClientConfig#SYST_L8 TYPE:L8}</li>
      *            </ul>
-     * @return the FTPFileEntryParser corresponding to the supplied key.
+     * @return The FTPFileEntryParser corresponding to the supplied key.
      * @throws ParserInitializationException thrown if for any reason the 
factory cannot resolve the supplied key into an FTPFileEntryParser.
      * @see FTPFileEntryParser
      */
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public class DefaultFTPFileEntryParserFactory implements 
FTPFileEntryParserFacto
      * otherwise a composite of {@link NTFTPEntryParser} and {@link 
UnixFTPEntryParser} is used.
      *
      * @param config the config to use, may be {@code null}
-     * @return the parser
+     * @return The parser
      */
     private FTPFileEntryParser createNTFTPEntryParser(final FTPClientConfig 
config) {
         if (config != null && 
FTPClientConfig.SYST_NT.equals(config.getServerSystemKey())) {
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public class DefaultFTPFileEntryParserFactory implements 
FTPFileEntryParserFacto
      * is used, otherwise a composite of {@link OS400FTPEntryParser} and 
{@link UnixFTPEntryParser} is used.
      *
      * @param config the config to use, may be {@code null}
-     * @return the parser
+     * @return The parser
      */
     private FTPFileEntryParser createOS400FTPEntryParser(final FTPClientConfig 
config) {
         if (config != null && 
FTPClientConfig.SYST_OS400.equals(config.getServerSystemKey())) {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/FTPFileEntryParserFactory.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/FTPFileEntryParserFactory.java
index cd18437f..39898d0d 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/FTPFileEntryParserFactory.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/FTPFileEntryParserFactory.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public interface FTPFileEntryParserFactory {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param config A {@link FTPClientConfig FTPClientConfig} used to 
configure the parser created
-     * @return the {@link FTPFileEntryParser} so created.
+     * @return The {@link FTPFileEntryParser} so created.
      * @throws ParserInitializationException Thrown on any exception in 
instantiation
      * @since 1.4
      */
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public interface FTPFileEntryParserFactory {
      * Implementation should be a method that decodes the supplied key and 
creates an object implementing the interface FTPFileEntryParser.
      *
      * @param key A string that somehow identifies an FTPFileEntryParser to be 
created.
-     * @return the FTPFileEntryParser created.
+     * @return The FTPFileEntryParser created.
      * @throws ParserInitializationException Thrown on any exception in 
instantiation
      */
     FTPFileEntryParser createFileEntryParser(String key) throws 
ParserInitializationException;
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/FTPTimestampParserImpl.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/FTPTimestampParserImpl.java
index f56c71ac..cc05c692 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/FTPTimestampParserImpl.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/FTPTimestampParserImpl.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public class FTPTimestampParserImpl implements 
FTPTimestampParser, Configurable
     /**
      * Gets the defaultDateFormat.
      *
-     * @return the defaultDateFormat.
+     * @return The defaultDateFormat.
      */
     public SimpleDateFormat getDefaultDateFormat() {
         return defaultDateFormat;
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class FTPTimestampParserImpl implements 
FTPTimestampParser, Configurable
     /**
      * Gets the defaultDateFormat pattern string.
      *
-     * @return the defaultDateFormat pattern string.
+     * @return The defaultDateFormat pattern string.
      */
     public String getDefaultDateFormatString() {
         return defaultDateFormat.toPattern();
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public class FTPTimestampParserImpl implements 
FTPTimestampParser, Configurable
     /**
      * Gets the recentDateFormat.
      *
-     * @return the recentDateFormat.
+     * @return The recentDateFormat.
      */
     public SimpleDateFormat getRecentDateFormat() {
         return recentDateFormat;
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class FTPTimestampParserImpl implements 
FTPTimestampParser, Configurable
     /**
      * Gets the recentDateFormat.
      *
-     * @return the recentDateFormat.
+     * @return The recentDateFormat.
      */
     public String getRecentDateFormatString() {
         return recentDateFormat.toPattern();
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public class FTPTimestampParserImpl implements 
FTPTimestampParser, Configurable
     /**
      * Gets the serverTimeZone used by this parser.
      *
-     * @return the serverTimeZone used by this parser.
+     * @return The serverTimeZone used by this parser.
      */
     public TimeZone getServerTimeZone() {
         return defaultDateFormat.getTimeZone();
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public class FTPTimestampParserImpl implements 
FTPTimestampParser, Configurable
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return the lenientFutureDates.
+     * @return The lenientFutureDates.
      */
     boolean isLenientFutureDates() {
         return lenientFutureDates;
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public class FTPTimestampParserImpl implements 
FTPTimestampParser, Configurable
      * @see FTPTimestampParser#parseTimestamp(String)
      * @param timestampStr The timestamp to be parsed
      * @param serverTime   The current time for the server
-     * @return the calendar
+     * @return The calendar
      * @throws ParseException if timestamp cannot be parsed
      * @since 1.5
      */
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/MLSxEntryParser.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/MLSxEntryParser.java
index 098dfaae..0f836aa8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/MLSxEntryParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/MLSxEntryParser.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class MLSxEntryParser extends FTPFileEntryParserImpl {
     /**
      * Gets the singleton instance.
      *
-     * @return the singleton instance.
+     * @return The singleton instance.
      */
     public static MLSxEntryParser getInstance() {
         return INSTANCE;
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/MacOsPeterFTPEntryParser.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/MacOsPeterFTPEntryParser.java
index 556dc0d8..e3db876c 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/MacOsPeterFTPEntryParser.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/MacOsPeterFTPEntryParser.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class MacOsPeterFTPEntryParser extends 
ConfigurableFTPFileEntryParserImpl
     /**
      * Gets a new default configuration to be used when this class is 
instantiated without a {@link FTPClientConfig FTPClientConfig} parameter being 
specified.
      *
-     * @return the default configuration for this parser.
+     * @return The default configuration for this parser.
      */
     @Override
     protected FTPClientConfig getDefaultConfiguration() {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/NTFTPEntryParser.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/NTFTPEntryParser.java
index 08de000e..2bf64a28 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/NTFTPEntryParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/NTFTPEntryParser.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class NTFTPEntryParser extends 
ConfigurableFTPFileEntryParserImpl {
     /**
      * Gets a new default configuration to be used when this class is 
instantiated without a {@link FTPClientConfig FTPClientConfig} parameter being 
specified.
      *
-     * @return the default configuration for this parser.
+     * @return The default configuration for this parser.
      */
     @Override
     public FTPClientConfig getDefaultConfiguration() {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/NetwareFTPEntryParser.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/NetwareFTPEntryParser.java
index 08282e6b..ba64c488 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/NetwareFTPEntryParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/NetwareFTPEntryParser.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class NetwareFTPEntryParser extends 
ConfigurableFTPFileEntryParserImpl {
     /**
      * Gets a new default configuration to be used when this class is 
instantiated without a {@link FTPClientConfig FTPClientConfig} parameter being 
specified.
      *
-     * @return the default configuration for this parser.
+     * @return The default configuration for this parser.
      */
     @Override
     protected FTPClientConfig getDefaultConfiguration() {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/OS2FTPEntryParser.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/OS2FTPEntryParser.java
index 6728a2ca..a4a9640c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/OS2FTPEntryParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/OS2FTPEntryParser.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class OS2FTPEntryParser extends 
ConfigurableFTPFileEntryParserImpl {
     /**
      * Gets a new default configuration to be used when this class is 
instantiated without a {@link FTPClientConfig FTPClientConfig} parameter being 
specified.
      *
-     * @return the default configuration for this parser.
+     * @return The default configuration for this parser.
      */
     @Override
     protected FTPClientConfig getDefaultConfiguration() {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/OS400FTPEntryParser.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/OS400FTPEntryParser.java
index dc19d474..af94be66 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/OS400FTPEntryParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/OS400FTPEntryParser.java
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ public class OS400FTPEntryParser extends 
ConfigurableFTPFileEntryParserImpl {
     /**
      * Gets a new default configuration to be used when this class is 
instantiated without a {@link FTPClientConfig FTPClientConfig} parameter being 
specified.
      *
-     * @return the default configuration for this parser.
+     * @return The default configuration for this parser.
      */
     @Override
     protected FTPClientConfig getDefaultConfiguration() {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/ParserInitializationException.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/ParserInitializationException.java
index d50136fc..92b9b926 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/ParserInitializationException.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/ParserInitializationException.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class ParserInitializationException extends 
RuntimeException {
     /**
      * Gets the root cause of this exception or null if no root cause was 
specified.
      *
-     * @return the root cause of this exception being thrown
+     * @return The root cause of this exception being thrown
      * @deprecated Use {@link #getCause()} instead
      */
     @Deprecated
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/RegexFTPFileEntryParserImpl.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/RegexFTPFileEntryParserImpl.java
index 32cbcbbd..bfefd62e 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/RegexFTPFileEntryParserImpl.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/RegexFTPFileEntryParserImpl.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public abstract class RegexFTPFileEntryParserImpl extends 
FTPFileEntryParserImpl
     /**
      * Convenience method
      *
-     * @return the number of groups() in the internal MatchResult.
+     * @return The number of groups() in the internal MatchResult.
      */
     public int getGroupCnt() {
         if (result == null) {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public abstract class RegexFTPFileEntryParserImpl extends 
FTPFileEntryParserImpl
      * Convenience method delegates to the internal MatchResult's group() 
method.
      *
      * @param matchNum match group number to be retrieved
-     * @return the content of the {@code matchnum'th} group of the internal 
match or null if this method is called without a match having been made.
+     * @return The content of the {@code matchnum'th} group of the internal 
match or null if this method is called without a match having been made.
      */
     public String group(final int matchNum) {
         if (result == null) {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/UnixFTPEntryParser.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/UnixFTPEntryParser.java
index 059e3260..a3b2a927 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/UnixFTPEntryParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/UnixFTPEntryParser.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public class UnixFTPEntryParser extends 
ConfigurableFTPFileEntryParserImpl {
     /**
      * Gets a new default configuration to be used when this class is 
instantiated without a {@link FTPClientConfig FTPClientConfig} parameter being 
specified.
      *
-     * @return the default configuration for this parser.
+     * @return The default configuration for this parser.
      */
     @Override
     protected FTPClientConfig getDefaultConfiguration() {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/VMSFTPEntryParser.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/VMSFTPEntryParser.java
index fe7f4bfb..8dda4689 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/VMSFTPEntryParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/VMSFTPEntryParser.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class VMSFTPEntryParser extends 
ConfigurableFTPFileEntryParserImpl {
     /**
      * Gets a new default configuration to be used when this class is 
instantiated without a {@link FTPClientConfig FTPClientConfig} parameter being 
specified.
      *
-     * @return the default configuration for this parser.
+     * @return The default configuration for this parser.
      */
     @Override
     protected FTPClientConfig getDefaultConfiguration() {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class VMSFTPEntryParser extends 
ConfigurableFTPFileEntryParserImpl {
      * DO NOT USE.
      *
      * @param listStream the stream
-     * @return the array of files
+     * @return The array of files
      * @throws IOException on error
      * @deprecated (2.2) No other FTPFileEntryParser implementations have this 
method.
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/imap/IMAP.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/imap/IMAP.java
index c100035a..efc10518 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/imap/IMAP.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/imap/IMAP.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class IMAP extends SocketClient {
      * empty string, "" is returned. If it contains a space then it is 
enclosed in double quotes, escaping the characters backslash and double-quote.
      *
      * @param input the value to be quoted, may be null
-     * @return the quoted value
+     * @return The quoted value
      */
     static String quoteMailboxName(final String input) {
         if (input == null) { // Don't throw NPE here
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/imap/IMAPReply.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/imap/IMAPReply.java
index 9c83a93d..dff67e54 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/imap/IMAPReply.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/imap/IMAPReply.java
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public final class IMAPReply {
      * Checks if the line introduces a literal, i.e. ends with {dd}
      *
      * @param line the line to check
-     * @return the literal count, or -1 if there was no literal.
+     * @return The literal count, or -1 if there was no literal.
      */
     public static int literalCount(final String line) {
         final Matcher m = LITERAL_PATTERN.matcher(line);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/Article.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/Article.java
index 2f3689a5..29edc68b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/Article.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/Article.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class Article implements Threadable<Article> {
     /**
      * Gets the article ID.
      *
-     * @return the article ID.
+     * @return The article ID.
      */
     public String getArticleId() {
         return articleId;
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public class Article implements Threadable<Article> {
     /**
      * Gets the article number.
      *
-     * @return the article number.
+     * @return The article number.
      */
     @Deprecated
     public int getArticleNumber() {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public class Article implements Threadable<Article> {
     /**
      * Gets the article number.
      *
-     * @return the article number.
+     * @return The article number.
      */
     public long getArticleNumberLong() {
         return articleNumber;
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class Article implements Threadable<Article> {
     /**
      * Gets the child article.
      *
-     * @return the child article.
+     * @return The child article.
      * @since 3.12.0
      */
     public Article getChild() {
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public class Article implements Threadable<Article> {
     /**
      * Gets the article date header.
      *
-     * @return the article date header.
+     * @return The article date header.
      */
     public String getDate() {
         return date;
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public class Article implements Threadable<Article> {
     /**
      * Gets the article from header.
      *
-     * @return the article from header.
+     * @return The article from header.
      */
     public String getFrom() {
         return from;
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public class Article implements Threadable<Article> {
     /**
      * Gets the next article.
      *
-     * @return the next article.
+     * @return The next article.
      * @since 3.12.0
      */
     public Article getNext() {
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public class Article implements Threadable<Article> {
     /**
      * Gets the article subject.
      *
-     * @return the article subject.
+     * @return The article subject.
      */
     public String getSubject() {
         return subject;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/ArticleIterator.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/ArticleIterator.java
index 11d2e6ed..d822f4e3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/ArticleIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/ArticleIterator.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ final class ArticleIterator implements Iterator<Article>, 
Iterable<Article> {
     /**
      * Gets the next Article
      *
-     * @return the next {@link Article}, never {@code null}, if unparseable 
then isDummy() will be true, and the subject will contain the raw info.
+     * @return The next {@link Article}, never {@code null}, if unparseable 
then isDummy() will be true, and the subject will contain the raw info.
      */
     @Override
     public Article next() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/NNTP.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/NNTP.java
index 7130df02..aad7bad2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/NNTP.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/NNTP.java
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ public class NNTP extends SocketClient {
      * A convenience wrapper for the extended LIST command that takes an 
argument, allowing us to selectively list multiple groups.
      *
      * @param wildmat A wildmat (pseudo-regex) pattern. See RFC 2980 for 
details.
-     * @return the reply code received from the server.
+     * @return The reply code received from the server.
      * @throws IOException if the command fails
      */
     public int listActive(final String wildmat) throws IOException {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/NNTPClient.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/NNTPClient.java
index a224fbdd..edb3adde 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/NNTPClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/NNTPClient.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class NNTPClient extends NNTP {
      * Parse a response line from {@link #retrieveArticleInfo(long, long)}.
      *
      * @param line a response line
-     * @return the parsed {@link Article}, if unparseable then isDummy() will 
be true, and the subject will contain the raw info.
+     * @return The parsed {@link Article}, if unparseable then isDummy() will 
be true, and the subject will contain the raw info.
      * @since 3.0
      */
     static Article parseArticleEntry(final String line) {
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ public class NNTPClient extends NNTP {
     /**
      * Send a "LIST OVERVIEW.FMT" command to the server.
      *
-     * @return the contents of the Overview format, of {@code null} if the 
command failed
+     * @return The contents of the Overview format, of {@code null} if the 
command failed
      * @throws IOException on error
      */
     public String[] listOverviewFmt() throws IOException {
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ public class NNTPClient extends NNTP {
      * Same as {@code retrieveArticleBody(articleNumber, null)}
      *
      * @param articleNumber the article number
-     * @return the reader
+     * @return The reader
      * @throws IOException if an error occurs
      */
     public BufferedReader retrieveArticleBody(final long articleNumber) throws 
IOException {
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ public class NNTPClient extends NNTP {
     /**
      * Same as {@code retrieveArticleHeader((String) null)} Note: the return 
can be cast to a {@link BufferedReader}
      *
-     * @return the reader
+     * @return The reader
      * @throws IOException if an error occurs
      */
     public Reader retrieveArticleHeader() throws IOException {
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ public class NNTPClient extends NNTP {
      * Same as {@code retrieveArticleHeader(articleNumber, null)}
      *
      * @param articleNumber the article number
-     * @return the reader
+     * @return The reader
      * @throws IOException if an error occurs
      */
     public BufferedReader retrieveArticleHeader(final long articleNumber) 
throws IOException {
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ public class NNTPClient extends NNTP {
      * Same as {@code retrieveArticleHeader(articleId, (ArticleInfo) null)} 
Note: the return can be cast to a {@link BufferedReader}
      *
      * @param articleId the article id to fetch
-     * @return the reader
+     * @return The reader
      * @throws IOException if an error occurs
      */
     public Reader retrieveArticleHeader(final String articleId) throws 
IOException {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/Threadable.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/Threadable.java
index 55197559..7be3076e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/Threadable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/Threadable.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public interface Threadable<T extends Threadable<T>> {
     /**
      * Gets the simplified subject.
      *
-     * @return the simplified subject.
+     * @return The simplified subject.
      */
     String simplifiedSubject();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NTPUDPClient.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NTPUDPClient.java
index 14b79a8f..2a20f75e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NTPUDPClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NTPUDPClient.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public final class NTPUDPClient extends 
DatagramSocketClient {
     /**
      * Gets the NTP protocol version number that client sets on request packet 
that is sent to remote host (e.g. 3=NTP v3, 4=NTP v4, etc.)
      *
-     * @return the NTP protocol version number that client sets on request 
packet.
+     * @return The NTP protocol version number that client sets on request 
packet.
      * @see #setVersion(int)
      */
     public int getVersion() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NtpUtils.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NtpUtils.java
index 069748e9..17c9d7b2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NtpUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NtpUtils.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public final class NtpUtils {
      * Gets the 32-bit integer address to IPv4 address string "%d.%d.%d.%d" 
format.
      *
      * @param address the 32-bit address
-     * @return the raw IP address in a string format.
+     * @return The raw IP address in a string format.
      */
     public static String getHostAddress(final int address) {
         return (address >>> 24 & 0xFF) + "." + (address >>> 16 & 0xFF) + "." + 
(address >>> 8 & 0xFF) + "." + (address >>> 0 & 0xFF);
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public final class NtpUtils {
      * Gets the NTP packet reference identifier as IP address.
      *
      * @param packet NTP packet
-     * @return the packet reference id (as IP address) in "%d.%d.%d.%d" format.
+     * @return The packet reference id (as IP address) in "%d.%d.%d.%d" format.
      */
     public static String getRefAddress(final NtpV3Packet packet) {
         final int address = packet == null ? 0 : packet.getReferenceId();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NtpV3Impl.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NtpV3Impl.java
index 57a66608..ab1205c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NtpV3Impl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NtpV3Impl.java
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public class NtpV3Impl implements NtpV3Packet {
     /**
      * Gets the {@code originate} time as defined in RFC-1305.
      *
-     * @return the {@code originate} time. Never returns null.
+     * @return The {@code originate} time. Never returns null.
      */
     @Override
     public TimeStamp getOriginateTimeStamp() {
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public class NtpV3Impl implements NtpV3Packet {
     /**
      * Gets the {@code receive} timestamp as defined in RFC-1305.
      *
-     * @return the {@code receive} time. Never returns null.
+     * @return The {@code receive} time. Never returns null.
      */
     @Override
     public TimeStamp getReceiveTimeStamp() {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public class NtpV3Impl implements NtpV3Packet {
     /**
      * Gets the reference id as defined in RFC-1305, which is a 32-bit integer 
whose value is dependent on several criteria.
      *
-     * @return the reference id as defined in RFC-1305.
+     * @return The reference id as defined in RFC-1305.
      */
     @Override
     public int getReferenceId() {
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public class NtpV3Impl implements NtpV3Packet {
      * Gets the reference id string. String cannot be null but value is 
dependent on the version of the NTP spec supported and stratum level. Value can 
be an
      * empty string, clock type string, IP address, or a hexadecimal string.
      *
-     * @return the reference id string.
+     * @return The reference id string.
      */
     @Override
     public String getReferenceIdString() {
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public class NtpV3Impl implements NtpV3Packet {
     /**
      * Gets the reference time as defined in RFC-1305.
      *
-     * @return the reference time as {@code TimeStamp} object. Never returns 
null.
+     * @return The reference time as {@code TimeStamp} object. Never returns 
null.
      */
     @Override
     public TimeStamp getReferenceTimeStamp() {
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public class NtpV3Impl implements NtpV3Packet {
     /**
      * Gets the {@code transmit} timestamp as defined in RFC-1305.
      *
-     * @return the {@code transmit} timestamp as defined in RFC-1305. Never 
returns a null object.
+     * @return The {@code transmit} timestamp as defined in RFC-1305. Never 
returns a null object.
      */
     @Override
     public TimeStamp getTransmitTimeStamp() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NtpV3Packet.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NtpV3Packet.java
index b1560dda..40fe5877 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NtpV3Packet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/NtpV3Packet.java
@@ -136,77 +136,77 @@ public interface NtpV3Packet {
     /**
      * Gets the leap indicator as defined in RFC-1305.
      *
-     * @return the leap indicator as defined in RFC-1305.
+     * @return The leap indicator as defined in RFC-1305.
      */
     int getLeapIndicator();
 
     /**
      * Gets the mode as defined in RFC-1305.
      *
-     * @return the mode as defined in RFC-1305.
+     * @return The mode as defined in RFC-1305.
      */
     int getMode();
 
     /**
      * Gets the  mode as human readable string; for example, 3=Client.
      *
-     * @return the mode as human readable string; for example, 3=Client.
+     * @return The mode as human readable string; for example, 3=Client.
      */
     String getModeName();
 
     /**
      * Gets the {@code originate} time as defined in RFC-1305.
      *
-     * @return the {@code originate} time as defined in RFC-1305.
+     * @return The {@code originate} time as defined in RFC-1305.
      */
     TimeStamp getOriginateTimeStamp();
 
     /**
      * Gets the poll interval as defined in RFC-1305. Field range between 
NTP_MINPOLL and NTP_MAXPOLL.
      *
-     * @return the poll interval as defined in RFC-1305. Field range between 
NTP_MINPOLL and NTP_MAXPOLL.
+     * @return The poll interval as defined in RFC-1305. Field range between 
NTP_MINPOLL and NTP_MAXPOLL.
      */
     int getPoll();
 
     /**
      * Gets the precision as defined in RFC-1305.
      *
-     * @return the precision as defined in RFC-1305.
+     * @return The precision as defined in RFC-1305.
      */
     int getPrecision();
 
     /**
      * Gets the {@code receive} time as defined in RFC-1305.
      *
-     * @return the {@code receive} time as defined in RFC-1305.
+     * @return The {@code receive} time as defined in RFC-1305.
      */
     TimeStamp getReceiveTimeStamp();
 
     /**
      * Gets the reference id (32-bit code) as defined in RFC-1305.
      *
-     * @return the reference id (32-bit code) as defined in RFC-1305.
+     * @return The reference id (32-bit code) as defined in RFC-1305.
      */
     int getReferenceId();
 
     /**
      * Gets the reference ID string.
      *
-     * @return the reference ID string.
+     * @return The reference ID string.
      */
     String getReferenceIdString();
 
     /**
      * Gets the reference time as defined in RFC-1305.
      *
-     * @return the reference time as defined in RFC-1305.
+     * @return The reference time as defined in RFC-1305.
      */
     TimeStamp getReferenceTimeStamp();
 
     /**
      * Gets the root delay as defined in RFC-1305.
      *
-     * @return the root delay as defined in RFC-1305.
+     * @return The root delay as defined in RFC-1305.
      */
     int getRootDelay();
 
@@ -220,35 +220,35 @@ public interface NtpV3Packet {
     /**
      * Gets the root dispersion as defined in RFC-1305.
      *
-     * @return the root dispersion as defined in RFC-1305.
+     * @return The root dispersion as defined in RFC-1305.
      */
     int getRootDispersion();
 
     /**
      * Gets the root dispersion in milliseconds.
      *
-     * @return the root dispersion in milliseconds.
+     * @return The root dispersion in milliseconds.
      */
     long getRootDispersionInMillis();
 
     /**
      * Gets the root dispersion in milliseconds.
      *
-     * @return the root dispersion in milliseconds.
+     * @return The root dispersion in milliseconds.
      */
     double getRootDispersionInMillisDouble();
 
     /**
      * Gets the stratum as defined in RFC-1305.
      *
-     * @return the stratum as defined in RFC-1305.
+     * @return The stratum as defined in RFC-1305.
      */
     int getStratum();
 
     /**
      * Gets the {@code transmit} timestamp as defined in RFC-1305.
      *
-     * @return the {@code transmit} timestamp as defined in RFC-1305.
+     * @return The {@code transmit} timestamp as defined in RFC-1305.
      */
     TimeStamp getTransmitTimeStamp();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/TimeStamp.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/TimeStamp.java
index af752078..4f3a9771 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/TimeStamp.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ntp/TimeStamp.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class TimeStamp implements Serializable, 
Comparable<TimeStamp> {
      * equivalent are all values ranging from c1a9ae1c.cf5c28f5 to 
c1a9ae1c.cf9db22c.
      *
      * @param ntpTimeValue the input time
-     * @return the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT 
represented by this NTP timestamp value.
+     * @return The number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT 
represented by this NTP timestamp value.
      */
     public static long getTime(final long ntpTimeValue) {
         final long seconds = ntpTimeValue >>> 32 & 0xffffffffL; // high-order 
32-bits
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public class TimeStamp implements Serializable, 
Comparable<TimeStamp> {
      * Parses the string argument as a NTP hexidecimal timestamp 
representation string (e.g. "c1a089bd.fc904f6d").
      *
      * @param s   hexstring.
-     * @return the Timestamp represented by the argument in hexidecimal.
+     * @return The Timestamp represented by the argument in hexidecimal.
      * @throws NumberFormatException - if the string does not contain a 
parsable timestamp.
      */
     public static TimeStamp parseNtpString(final String s) throws 
NumberFormatException {
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public class TimeStamp implements Serializable, 
Comparable<TimeStamp> {
      * Compares two Timestamps numerically.
      *
      * @param anotherTimeStamp   the {@code TimeStamp} to be compared.
-     * @return the value {@code 0} if the argument TimeStamp is equal to this 
TimeStamp; a value less than {@code 0} if this TimeStamp is numerically
+     * @return The value {@code 0} if the argument TimeStamp is equal to this 
TimeStamp; a value less than {@code 0} if this TimeStamp is numerically
      *         less than the TimeStamp argument; and a value greater than 
{@code 0} if this TimeStamp is numerically greater than the TimeStamp argument
      *         (signed comparison).
      */
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public class TimeStamp implements Serializable, 
Comparable<TimeStamp> {
     /**
      * Gets a Java standard time in milliseconds from the NTP timestamp.
      *
-     * @return the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT 
represented by this NTP timestamp value.
+     * @return The number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT 
represented by this NTP timestamp value.
      */
     public long getTime() {
         return getTime(ntpTime);
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ public class TimeStamp implements Serializable, 
Comparable<TimeStamp> {
     /**
      * Returns the value of this Timestamp as a long value.
      *
-     * @return the 64-bit long value represented by this object.
+     * @return The 64-bit long value represented by this object.
      */
     public long ntpValue() {
         return ntpTime;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/smtp/SMTP.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/smtp/SMTP.java
index 9c85ea5c..f6900ddf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/smtp/SMTP.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/smtp/SMTP.java
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ public class SMTP extends SocketClient {
      * @param command      the command to send (as an int defined in {@link 
SMTPCommand})
      * @param args         the command arguments, may be {@code null}
      * @param includeSpace if {@code true}, add a space between the command 
and its arguments
-     * @return the reply code
+     * @return The reply code
      * @throws IOException
      */
     private int sendCommand(final int command, final String args, final 
boolean includeSpace) throws IOException {
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ public class SMTP extends SocketClient {
      * @param command      the command to send (as a plain String)
      * @param args         the command arguments, may be {@code null}
      * @param includeSpace if {@code true}, add a space between the command 
and its arguments
-     * @return the reply code
+     * @return The reply code
      * @throws IOException
      */
     private int sendCommand(final String command, final String args, final 
boolean includeSpace) throws IOException {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/telnet/InvalidTelnetOptionException.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/telnet/InvalidTelnetOptionException.java
index 38be0123..522640f9 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/telnet/InvalidTelnetOptionException.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/telnet/InvalidTelnetOptionException.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class InvalidTelnetOptionException extends Exception {
     /**
      * Gets the error message of the exception.
      *
-     * @return the error message.
+     * @return The error message.
      */
     @Override
     public String getMessage() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/telnet/TelnetInputStream.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/telnet/TelnetInputStream.java
index 5953d810..a89a5eb3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/telnet/TelnetInputStream.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/telnet/TelnetInputStream.java
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ final class TelnetInputStream extends BufferedInputStream 
implements Runnable {
      * Gets the next byte of data. IAC commands are processed internally and 
do not return data.
      *
      * @param mayBlock true if method is allowed to block
-     * @return the next byte of data, or -1 (EOF) if end of stread reached, or 
-2 (WOULD_BLOCK) if mayBlock is false and there is no data available
+     * @return The next byte of data, or -1 (EOF) if end of stread reached, or 
-2 (WOULD_BLOCK) if mayBlock is false and there is no data available
      */
     private int read(final boolean mayBlock) throws IOException {
         int ch;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/time/TimeUDPClient.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/time/TimeUDPClient.java
index 3c0af9f3..8b0ec48f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/time/TimeUDPClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/time/TimeUDPClient.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public final class TimeUDPClient extends DatagramSocketClient 
{
      * Gets the time from a server and returns a Java Date containing the time 
converted to the local time zone.
      *
      * @param host the time-server
-     * @return the date
+     * @return The date
      * @throws IOException on error
      */
     public Date getDate(final InetAddress host) throws IOException {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public final class TimeUDPClient extends DatagramSocketClient 
{
      * Gets the time from the specified server and default port.
      *
      * @param host the time-server
-     * @return the time returned from the server
+     * @return The time returned from the server
      * @throws IOException on error
      */
     public long getTime(final InetAddress host) throws IOException {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/KeyManagerUtils.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/KeyManagerUtils.java
index be8efcf8..48e9e18b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/KeyManagerUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/KeyManagerUtils.java
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public final class KeyManagerUtils {
      *
      * @param storePath the path to the keyStore
      * @param storePass the keyStore password
-     * @return the customized KeyManager
+     * @return The customized KeyManager
      * @throws IOException              if there is a problem creating the 
keystore
      * @throws GeneralSecurityException if there is a problem creating the 
keystore
      */
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public final class KeyManagerUtils {
      * @param storePath the path to the keyStore
      * @param storePass the keyStore password
      * @param keyAlias  the alias of the key to use, may be {@code null} in 
which case the first key entry alias is used
-     * @return the customized KeyManager
+     * @return The customized KeyManager
      * @throws IOException              if there is a problem creating the 
keystore
      * @throws GeneralSecurityException if there is a problem creating the 
keystore
      */
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public final class KeyManagerUtils {
      * @param ks       the keystore to use
      * @param keyAlias the alias of the key to use, may be {@code null} in 
which case the first key entry alias is used
      * @param keyPass  the password of the key to use
-     * @return the customized KeyManager
+     * @return The customized KeyManager
      * @throws GeneralSecurityException if there is a problem creating the 
keystore
      */
     public static KeyManager createClientKeyManager(final KeyStore ks, final 
String keyAlias, final String keyPass) throws GeneralSecurityException {
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public final class KeyManagerUtils {
      * @param storePass the keyStore password
      * @param keyAlias  the alias of the key to use, may be {@code null} in 
which case the first key entry alias is used
      * @param keyPass   the password of the key to use
-     * @return the customized KeyManager
+     * @return The customized KeyManager
      * @throws GeneralSecurityException if there is a problem creating the 
keystore
      * @throws IOException              if there is a problem creating the 
keystore
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/ListenerList.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/ListenerList.java
index 2ab2aa70..99e710c5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/ListenerList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/ListenerList.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class ListenerList<T extends EventListener> implements 
Serializable, Iter
     /**
      * Gets the number of elements in this list.
      *
-     * @return the number of elements in this list
+     * @return The number of elements in this list
      */
     public int getListenerCount() {
         return listeners.size();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/SSLContextUtils.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/SSLContextUtils.java
index 72eae621..0bbfeb90 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/SSLContextUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/SSLContextUtils.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class SSLContextUtils {
      * @param protocol     the protocol used to instantiate the context
      * @param keyManager   the key manager, may be {@code null}
      * @param trustManager the trust manager, may be {@code null}
-     * @return the initialized context.
+     * @return The initialized context.
      * @throws IOException this is used to wrap any {@link 
GeneralSecurityException} that occurs
      */
     public static SSLContext createSSLContext(final String protocol, final 
KeyManager keyManager, final TrustManager trustManager) throws IOException {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class SSLContextUtils {
      * @param protocol      the protocol used to instantiate the context
      * @param keyManagers   the array of key managers, may be {@code null} but 
array entries must not be {@code null}
      * @param trustManagers the array of trust managers, may be {@code null} 
but array entries must not be {@code null}
-     * @return the initialized context.
+     * @return The initialized context.
      * @throws IOException this is used to wrap any {@link 
GeneralSecurityException} that occurs
      */
     public static SSLContext createSSLContext(final String protocol, final 
KeyManager[] keyManagers, final TrustManager[] trustManagers) throws 
IOException {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/SubnetUtils.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/SubnetUtils.java
index f3266fb3..4c244b22 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/SubnetUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/SubnetUtils.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils {
         /**
          * Gets the count of available addresses. Will be zero for CIDR/31 and 
CIDR/32 if the inclusive flag is false.
          *
-         * @return the count of addresses, may be zero.
+         * @return The count of addresses, may be zero.
          * @throws RuntimeException if the correct count is greater than 
{@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}
          * @deprecated (3.4) use {@link #getAddressCountLong()} instead
          */
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils {
         /**
          * Gets the count of available addresses. Will be zero for CIDR/31 and 
CIDR/32 if the inclusive flag is false.
          *
-         * @return the count of addresses, may be zero.
+         * @return The count of addresses, may be zero.
          * @since 3.4
          */
         public long getAddressCountLong() {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils {
         /**
          * Gets the broadcast address for this subnet.
          *
-         * @return the broadcast address for this subnet.
+         * @return The broadcast address for this subnet.
          */
         public String getBroadcastAddress() {
             return format(toArray4(broadcast));
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils {
         /**
          * Gets the CIDR signature for this subnet.
          *
-         * @return the CIDR signature for this subnet.
+         * @return The CIDR signature for this subnet.
          */
         public String getCidrSignature() {
             return format(toArray4(address)) + "/" + Integer.bitCount(netmask);
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils {
         /**
          * Gets the high address as a dotted IP address. Will be zero for 
CIDR/31 and CIDR/32 if the inclusive flag is false.
          *
-         * @return the IP address in dotted format, may be "0.0.0.0" if there 
is no valid address
+         * @return The IP address in dotted format, may be "0.0.0.0" if there 
is no valid address
          */
         public String getHighAddress() {
             return format(toArray4(high()));
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils {
         /**
          * Gets the low address as a dotted IP address. Will be zero for 
CIDR/31 and CIDR/32 if the inclusive flag is false.
          *
-         * @return the IP address in dotted format, may be "0.0.0.0" if there 
is no valid address
+         * @return The IP address in dotted format, may be "0.0.0.0" if there 
is no valid address
          */
         public String getLowAddress() {
             return format(toArray4(low()));
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils {
         /**
          * Gets the network mask for this subnet.
          *
-         * @return the network mask for this subnet.
+         * @return The network mask for this subnet.
          */
         public String getNetmask() {
             return format(toArray4(netmask));
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils {
         /**
          * Gets the network address for this subnet.
          *
-         * @return the network address for this subnet.
+         * @return The network address for this subnet.
          */
         public String getNetworkAddress() {
             return format(toArray4(network));
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils {
         /**
          * Gets the next address for this subnet.
          *
-         * @return the next address for this subnet.
+         * @return The next address for this subnet.
          */
         public String getNextAddress() {
             return format(toArray4(address + 1));
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils {
         /**
          * Gets the previous address for this subnet.
          *
-         * @return the previous address for this subnet.
+         * @return The previous address for this subnet.
          */
         public String getPreviousAddress() {
             return format(toArray4(address - 1));
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils {
     /**
      * Gets the next subnet for this instance.
      *
-     * @return the next subnet for this instance.
+     * @return The next subnet for this instance.
      */
     public SubnetUtils getNext() {
         return new SubnetUtils(getInfo().getNextAddress(), 
getInfo().getNetmask());
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils {
     /**
      * Gets the previous subnet for this instance.
      *
-     * @return the next previous for this instance.
+     * @return The next previous for this instance.
      */
     public SubnetUtils getPrevious() {
         return new SubnetUtils(getInfo().getPreviousAddress(), 
getInfo().getNetmask());
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/SubnetUtils6.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/SubnetUtils6.java
index 6a66f126..0669f6ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/SubnetUtils6.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/SubnetUtils6.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils6 {
         /**
          * Gets the address used to initialize this subnet.
          *
-         * @return the address as a string in standard IPv6 format.
+         * @return The address as a string in standard IPv6 format.
          */
         public String getAddress() {
             return format(address);
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils6 {
          * For IPv6, this can be astronomically large. A /64 subnet has 2^64 
addresses.
          * </p>
          *
-         * @return the count of addresses as a BigInteger.
+         * @return The count of addresses as a BigInteger.
          */
         public BigInteger getAddressCount() {
             // 2^(128 - prefixLength)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils6 {
         /**
          * Gets the CIDR notation for this subnet.
          *
-         * @return the CIDR signature (e.g., "2001:db8::1/64").
+         * @return The CIDR signature (e.g., "2001:db8::1/64").
          */
         public String getCidrSignature() {
             return format(address) + "/" + prefixLength;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils6 {
         /**
          * Gets the highest address in this subnet.
          *
-         * @return the high address as a string in standard IPv6 format.
+         * @return The high address as a string in standard IPv6 format.
          */
         public String getHighAddress() {
             return format(high);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils6 {
         /**
          * Gets the lowest address in this subnet (the network address).
          *
-         * @return the low address as a string in standard IPv6 format.
+         * @return The low address as a string in standard IPv6 format.
          */
         public String getLowAddress() {
             return format(network);
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils6 {
         /**
          * Gets the network address for this subnet.
          *
-         * @return the network address as a string in standard IPv6 format.
+         * @return The network address as a string in standard IPv6 format.
          */
         public String getNetworkAddress() {
             return format(network);
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils6 {
         /**
          * Gets the prefix length for this subnet.
          *
-         * @return the prefix length (0-128).
+         * @return The prefix length (0-128).
          */
         public int getPrefixLength() {
             return prefixLength;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils6 {
      * Formats a BigInteger as an IPv6 address string using {@link 
InetAddress#getHostAddress()}.
      *
      * @param addr the address as a BigInteger.
-     * @return the formatted IPv6 address string.
+     * @return The formatted IPv6 address string.
      * @see <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5952";>RFC 
5952</a>
      */
     private static String format(final BigInteger addr) {
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public class SubnetUtils6 {
      * Parses an IPv6 address string to a byte array.
      *
      * @param address the IPv6 address string.
-     * @return the 16-byte representation.
+     * @return The 16-byte representation.
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the address cannot be parsed.
      */
     private static byte[] toBytes(final String address) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/TrustManagerUtils.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/TrustManagerUtils.java
index e54a2c09..4a20b5d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/TrustManagerUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/util/TrustManagerUtils.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public final class TrustManagerUtils {
     /**
      * Generate a TrustManager that performs no checks.
      *
-     * @return the TrustManager
+     * @return The TrustManager
      */
     public static X509TrustManager getAcceptAllTrustManager() {
         return ACCEPT_ALL;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public final class TrustManagerUtils {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param keyStore the KeyStore to use, may be {@code null}
-     * @return the default TrustManager
+     * @return The default TrustManager
      * @throws GeneralSecurityException if an error occurs
      */
     public static X509TrustManager getDefaultTrustManager(final KeyStore 
keyStore) throws GeneralSecurityException {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public final class TrustManagerUtils {
     /**
      * Generate a TrustManager that checks server certificates for validity, 
but otherwise performs no checks.
      *
-     * @return the validating TrustManager
+     * @return The validating TrustManager
      */
     public static X509TrustManager getValidateServerCertificateTrustManager() {
         return CHECK_SERVER_VALIDITY;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/MockTcpServer.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/MockTcpServer.java
index 63d6f5f6..8922284a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/MockTcpServer.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/MockTcpServer.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public abstract class MockTcpServer implements Runnable, 
Closeable {
     /**
      * Gets the port number on which {@link #serverSocket} is listening
      *
-     * @return the port number to which this socket is listening or -1
+     * @return The port number to which this socket is listening or -1
      *         if the socket is not bound yet
      */
     public int getPort() {
diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/daytime/DaytimeTCPClientTest.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/daytime/DaytimeTCPClientTest.java
index e0cb192a..a642c141 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/daytime/DaytimeTCPClientTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/daytime/DaytimeTCPClientTest.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class DaytimeTCPClientTest {
      * In order for this test to pass inside some VPNs, you cannot use the 
plain old {@link InetAddress#getLocalHost()}.
      * </p>
      *
-     * @return the InetAddress to use as the localhost.
+     * @return The InetAddress to use as the localhost.
      */
     private static InetAddress getLocalHostInetAddress() {
         return InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress();
diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/daytime/MockDaytimeTCPServer.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/daytime/MockDaytimeTCPServer.java
index bc60212a..4b48b9cf 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/daytime/MockDaytimeTCPServer.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/daytime/MockDaytimeTCPServer.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public final class MockDaytimeTCPServer extends MockTcpServer 
{
      * to return Daytime data, as defined in <a 
href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc867";>RFC 867</a> spec
      *
      * @param clock that will be used
-     * @return the queued {@code clock}
+     * @return The queued {@code clock}
      */
     public Clock enqueue(final Clock clock) {
         responseQueue.add(clock);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/AbstractFtpsTest.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/AbstractFtpsTest.java
index 896cc31a..ed1112bc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/AbstractFtpsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/AbstractFtpsTest.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractFtpsTest {
     /**
      * Returns the test directory as a String.
      * @param defaultHome A default value.
-     * @return the test directory as a String
+     * @return The test directory as a String
      */
     protected static String getTestHomeDirectory(final String defaultHome) {
         return System.getProperty("test.basedir", defaultHome);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/tftp/TFTPServer.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/tftp/TFTPServer.java
index 6e8efdad..d6b58aa3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/tftp/TFTPServer.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/net/tftp/TFTPServer.java
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ public class TFTPServer implements Runnable, AutoCloseable {
     /**
      * Gets the current value for maxTimeoutRetries
      *
-     * @return the max allowed number of retries
+     * @return The max allowed number of retries
      */
     public int getMaxTimeoutRetries() {
         return maxTimeoutRetries;
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ public class TFTPServer implements Runnable, AutoCloseable {
     /**
      * Gets the server port number
      *
-     * @return the server port number
+     * @return The server port number
      */
     public int getPort() {
         return port;
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ public class TFTPServer implements Runnable, AutoCloseable {
     /**
      * Gets the current socket timeout used during transfers in milliseconds.
      *
-     * @return the timeout value
+     * @return The timeout value
      */
     public int getSocketTimeout() {
         return (int) socketTimeout.toMillis();

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