The URL fetch interface uses a scalable service to fetch URLs, not direct network connections. The Java runtime supports using the URLConnection interface to use this service.
There's probably a reason why the thread-related classes are on the whitelist, though I don't know what it is. Spawning threads is not allowed by the sandbox. -- Dan On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:29 AM, JavaMiner <[email protected]>wrote: > > http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/java/overview.html > "The JVM runs in a secured "sandbox" environment to isolate your > application for service and security....For instance, an app cannot > spawn threads...or make arbitrary network connections." > > http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/java/jrewhitelist.html > java.lang.Thread > java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor > java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor > > Thread Pools are whitelisted. > > http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/quotas.html#UrlFetch > You can fetch URLs from the App? > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
