>> It's just my guess that HttpURLConnection is a commonly used class, so it >> would offer itself to be replaced by another, better implementation. > > Yes, it is used a lot, but the API is very limited. > Replacing the implementation won't fix the API.
Limited it might be, but I guess HttpURLConnection is the defacto HTTP Client for Java (java HttpURLConnection gives 385.000 hits on google). If HttpClient would provide a HttpURLConnection compatible implementation, HttpClient could advertise with "Just plug in our HCHttpURLConnection and you get a better HttpURLConnection without changing your code". Many users would be happy with the HttpURLConnection API, if only HttpURLConnection would work with proxies and SSL without having to mess with System Properties and Authenticators. Thanks, Juergen -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/HttpClient-as-java.net.URLConnection-tp32401921p32407259.html Sent from the HttpClient-User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
