Index: applications.xml
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-commons/httpclient/xdocs/applications.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -u -r1.12 applications.xml
--- applications.xml 6 Apr 2003 18:57:52 -0000 1.12
+++ applications.xml 23 May 2003 22:11:50 -0000
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
de4d2c
de4d2c - development environment 4 documents 2 content -
- is an in-browser web page wrapper develeopment system that returns
+ is an in-browser web page wrapper development system that returns
it's extraction result as XML using XSLT generated from intuitive user input.
Commons HttpClient is used as the robust base of the whole system.
@@ -104,6 +104,20 @@
Each web site resource can be then tested against one of the pre-packaged tests from
Furies or you can easily write your own.
+
+ Term Highlighting for Verity Ultraseek search results
+
+ Reflexe Technologies has developed a servlet-based application that works
+ with Verity Ultraseek, formerly known as Inktomi
+ Enterprise Search, that highlights terms that match search query, by
+ intercepting HTTP communication between the browser and the original
+ document server. It can highlight terms in HTML documents, as well as Word,
+ Excel, Powerpoint, and Acrobat PDF documents, and uses the Jakarta
+ HttpClient for better performance than that provided by the standard J2SE
+ platform, and in particular because it must be able to offer NTLM
+ authentification when required.
+
+
Index: features.xml
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-commons/httpclient/xdocs/features.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -u -r1.9 features.xml
--- features.xml 8 Feb 2003 01:41:49 -0000 1.9
+++ features.xml 23 May 2003 22:11:50 -0000
@@ -23,12 +23,21 @@
Transparent connections through HTTP proxies.
+ Tunneled HTTPS connections through HTTP proxies, via the CONNECT method.
+
+ Transparent connections through SOCKS proxies (version 4 & 5) using native Java
+ socket support.
+
Authentication using Basic, Digest and the encrypting NTLM (NT Lan Manager) methods.
Multi-Part form POST for uploading large files.
Pluggable secure sockets implementations, making it easier to use third party solutions
+ Connection management support for use in multi-threaded applications. Supports setting the
+ maximum total connections as well as the maximum connections per host. Detects and closes
+ stale connections.
+
Automatic Cookie handling for reading Set-Cookie: headers from the server and sending
them back out in a Cookie: header when appropriate.
@@ -88,10 +97,14 @@
client side implementations written in Java. The jdk has the HttpUrlConnection
which is limited and in many ways flawed. This is one reason why Jakarta, and
others free and commercial vendors, have implemented independant HTTP clients.
- One of those commercial vendors, nogoop, has a fair
- product comparison
- to help you choose the right solution.
-
+ To help you choose the right solution, one of those commercial vendors, nogoop, has a fair
+ product comparison,
+ noting the following recent additions to HttpClient:
+
+ - NTLM Authentication
+ - idle connection timeout
+
+