> I thought HttpClient was a client for the _real-world_ HTTP-Servers, just as 
> the HTTP Clients of modern web browsers are/should be (I guess that's why 
> there is a switch to enable/disable "strict" mode in HttpClient).

If those so called real world servers do silly stuff, the fix should be applied where 
it is due

> However, it may not even be a bug on the server side to generate output with 
> no end at all. 

What makes you think so? 

> But for now, it _will_ loop endlessly when
> a) ChunkedInputStream close() or exhaustInputStream is called

I agree that ChunkedInputStream#close() can be made more robust. I'll try to provide a 
patch by the end of the weekend.

> b) getResponseBody() or getResponseBodyAsString() are called.

Still disagree here.

Oleg

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