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26 February 2008 - Apache HttpComponents HttpClient 4.0-alpha3 Now Available

The Apache HttpComponents project is pleased to announce the release of HttpComponents HttpClient 4.0-alpha3. This version brings another round of API refinements and improvements in functionality. As of this release HttpClient requires Java 5 compatible runtime environment and takes full advantage of generics and new concurrency primitives.

This release also introduces new default cookie policy that selects a cookie specification depending on the format of cookies sent by the target host. It is no longer necessary to know beforehand what kind of HTTP cookie support the target host provides. HttpClient is now able to pick up either a lenient or a strict cookie policy depending on the compliance level of the target host.

Another notable improvement is a completely reworked support for multipart entities based on Apache mime4j library.

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Download - http://hc.apache.org/downloads.cgi

Release notes - http://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpclient/RELEASE_NOTES.txt

HttpComponents site - http://hc.apache.org/

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-- The Apache HttpComponents Project