Using "removeRequestHeader" method.

[Gerdes, Tom]

I am trying to remove request headers from my "PostMethod" object before
sending a post operation to a server.   I use the "removeRequestHeader"
method as shown below.   Although, in my log it shows the request
headers as still being sent when I use the method "getRequestHeaders".
Am I using the "removeRequestHeader" correctly.  Are you the right group
to ask question of.  I am using commons Httpclient 3.0.

 

Java source code:

  System.out.println("This is the URI after get3: " + CurrentURI);

  System.out.println("The URI post3:
https://www.netteller.com/anchorlink/hbMain.cfm";);

  PostMethod post3 = new
PostMethod("https://www.netteller.com/anchorlink/hbMain.cfm";);

  post3.getParams().setParameter("http.socket.timeout", new
Integer(5000));

  post3.setRequestHeader("Accept", "image/gif, image/x-xbitmap,
image/jpeg, image/pjpeg, application/vnd.ms-excel,
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint, application/msword,
application/x-shockwave-flash, */*");

  post3.removeRequestHeader("User-Agent");

  post3.removeRequestHeader("Host");

  post3.removeRequestHeader("Content-Length");

  post3.removeRequestHeader("Content-Type");

  post3.setRequestHeader("Connection", "Keep-Alive");

  try { theclient.executeMethod(post3); }

  catch (HttpException he)

   { he.printStackTrace(System.out);

     System.out.println(he.getMessage().toString());

     ErrorMessageText = he.getMessage().toString();

     Email.send(EmailServer, ReplyToEmail, EmailForError, "", "",
"Anchor Bank - Positive Pay Error!", "Error Sending User Name and
Password to web site https://www.netteller.com/anchorlink/hbMain.cfm.
Method post3 in BANKARJ failed!  Here is the error Message: " +
ErrorMessageText, "", ntUserName, ntPassword, ReplyToEmail, "");

     BANKARJ.logoff(theclient, EmailServer, EmailForError, ntUserName,
ntPassword, ReplyToEmail);

   }

  catch (IOException ie)

   { ie.printStackTrace(System.out);

     System.out.println(ie.getMessage().toString());

     ErrorMessageText = ie.getMessage().toString();

     Email.send(EmailServer, ReplyToEmail, EmailForError, "", "",
"Anchor Bank - Positive Pay Error!", "Error Sending User Name and
Password to web site https://www.netteller.com/anchorlink/hbMain.cfm.
Method post3 in BANKARJ failed!  Here is the error Message: " +
ErrorMessageText, "", ntUserName, ntPassword, ReplyToEmail, "");

     BANKARJ.logoff(theclient, EmailServer, EmailForError, ntUserName,
ntPassword, ReplyToEmail);

   }

  System.err.println(post3.getStatusLine().toString());

  CurrentURI = post3.getURI().toString();

  System.out.println("Here are the post3 Request Headers:");

  Header[] ReqHeadersp3 = post3.getRequestHeaders();

  for (int i=0; i<ReqHeadersp3.length; i++){
System.out.println(ReqHeadersp3[i]); }

  System.out.println("Here are the post3 Response Headers:");

  Header[] RspHeadersp3 = post3.getResponseHeaders();

  for (int i=0; i<RspHeadersp3.length; i++){
System.out.println(RspHeadersp3[i]); }

  System.err.println("Here are the new cookies after post3:");

  Cookie[] p3aCookies = httpstate.getCookies();

  for (int i=0; i<p3aCookies.length; i++){ System.err.println(i + ". " +
p3aCookies[i]); }

  //System.out.println("Here is the post3 Response Body:");

  //System.out.println(post3.getResponseBodyAsString());

  post3.releaseConnection();

 

Here is a clip out of my log:

 

Here are the post3 Request Headers:   

Accept: image/gif, image/x-xbitmap, image/jpeg, image/pjpeg,
application/vnd.ms-excel, application/vnd.ms-powerpoint, application

 /msword, application/x-shockwave-flash, */*


Connection: Keep-Alive


User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.0


Host: www.netteller.com


Cookie: $Version=0; ASP.NET_SessionId=mznsco45afcwmrby55bsif45; $Path=/


Cookie: $Version=0; JHA=060327205627717e524c1c7bae532d2b32323ab33f40;
$Path=/                                                    

Content-Length: 208


Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded 

 

Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated!