[HTTPCLIENT-1261] Make SystemDefaultHttpClient honor http.agent system property

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 4.3 Alpha1
• Component/s: HttpClient (classic)
• Environment: Any
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Mike Boyers
• Created: 15/Nov/12 14:33
• Updated: 05/Oct/13 19:41
• Resolved: 11/Dec/12 13:35

Description

http.agent can be set as a system property to override a user agent string but is not currently noticed by SystemDefaultHttpClient, it just continues to use its default.

The native java http implementation (URLConnection) does honor this system property.

Can SystemDefaultHttpClient be enhanced to honor this?

Thanks.