URLConnection POST to external server requiring keep-alive fails because request is HTTP/1.0

Question

          I have a class that when run as a "main" transmits a HTTP/1.1 post successfully
          to an external server. This external server requires keep-alive connections.
          However when instantiated inside a weblogic servlet container, the post fails
          because the HTTP protocol is set to HTTP/1.0. I have tried this with V5.1 SP11
          and then with V6.1 SP2 with the same result. The code works under Tomcat.
          I can find no way to force HTTP/1.1 in the URLConnection. Any suggestions?
          

Answer 1

Great. I have a question to BEA folks, if they ever read this newsgroup:
          what is the reason for installing WLS protocol handlers, and, if there is
          one, why the implementation is still buggy? I saw many, many instances when
          code making outgoing connections failed to work in WLS, and the solution is
          always the same - use handler which comes with the JVM.
          Bob Bowman <[email protected]> wrote:
          > <[email protected]> wrote:
          >>If it works as a standalone application and fails inside WebLogic, most
          >>likely this
          >>is caused by WebLogic http handler implementation. You can try to modify
          >>your code
          >>like this:
          >>
          >>URL url = new URL(null, "http://some_url", new sun.net.www.protocol.http.Handler());
          >>HttpURLConnection conn = (HttpURLConnection)url.openConnection();
          >>
          >>(you will need to modify weblogic.policy to allow your code to specify
          >>protocol
          >>handler).
          >>
          >>Bob Bowman <[email protected]> wrote:
          >>
          >>> I have a class that when run as a "main" transmits a HTTP/1.1 post
          >>successfully
          >>> to an external server. This external server requires keep-alive connections.
          >>> However when instantiated inside a weblogic servlet container, the
          >>post fails
          >>> because the HTTP protocol is set to HTTP/1.0. I have tried this with
          >>V5.1 SP11
          >>> and then with V6.1 SP2 with the same result. The code works under
          >>Tomcat.
          >>
          >>> I can find no way to force HTTP/1.1 in the URLConnection. Any suggestions?
          >>
          >>--
          >>Dimitri
          > Worked like a champ! Thanks.
          Dimitri