I've used Apache's HTTPClient with very good results. It is straight forward to implement and does everything that I need it to do. I would say that you should look into it. Please note, however, that it is primarily used as a RESTful client with Get, Put, Post, Delete and other methods. Therefore, if you are looking for a SOAP client, HTTPClient is not for you. But if you are looking to make simple HTTP calls, then it works great.
Hope this helps. Tom Thomas P. Gregory Chief Technology Officer p: +1 510 500 1000 f: +1 866 850 8732 -----Original Message----- From: Dan King [mailto:dan.king...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 5:35 AM To: users@cxf.apache.org Subject: CXF's clients Hi all, Does anyone know what the dependencies are for CXF's clients? I'd like to get only those dependencies relevant to CXF's clients. Also, as an alternative to CXF's built-in clients, has anyone tried Apache's HttpClient? If yes, is it a viable alternative? How difficult was it to setup with a CXF service? Thanks.