I'd like to share some tips for first times with the HTTP Client API.
1: HTTP Client is a great API. Sometimes you need to persist a little, but in the end it will save you a lot of code/time. 2: If you're not sure what is being sent between your browser & server, then you will not have a chance. Quote: "After all it is all about bits and bytes transmitted across the wire - Oleg" Try this program out if you're not sure what headers/cookies etc are being sent. http://www.ieinspector.com/ It also good to confirm what you are sending/getting back. 3: Check the settings like... client.getParams().setBooleanParameter(HttpMethodParams.SINGLE_COOKIE_HE ADER, true); It forces all request cookies into one request header, which it seems IE does, but Firefox doesn't (from my testing). So if you're having a problem with signing into a website, then try setting this to true. 4: Set up "AuthenticationPreemptive", will save you a lot of hassle. Its worth looking into. I know that's not a lot of tips, but I hope they will help someone else out. Finally, a big thanks to Oleg & Roland. Jeff.
