The HttpComponents project is pleased to announce the release of HttpComponents HttpClient 4.0-beta1. This release brings yet another round of API enhancements and improvements in the area of connection management. Among the most notable ones is the capability to handle stateful connections such as persistent NTLM connections and private key authenticated SSL connections.
This is the first API stable release of HttpClient 4.0. All further releases in the 4.0 code line will maintain API compatibility with this release. There has been a number of important bug fixes since ALPHA4. All upstream projects are encouraged to upgrade to the latest release. ------------------- 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> ------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]