Add support for configuring networking-related behavior of Apache HTTP client from JVM system properties

[Thorsten Möller]

Apache HTTP client supports setting various networking-related behavior from system properties defined by the JVM. As an example http.proxyHost, https.proxyHost, which are particularly needed if the proxy servlet itself is behind a HTTP forward proxy through which all traffic must be routed. For a list of system properties available, see SystemDefaultHttpClient.

Whether these system properties are taken into account should be configurable using a new init Boolean parameter useSystemProperties. If true the system properties are taken into account; if false not, even if they are set.

[Thorsten Möller]

Now that this has been merged, would it be possible to do a new release?

Thanks

[David Smiley]

Yeah, soon-ish.

[David Smiley]

I plan to release in a week or two. I invite you to harass me if I don't ;-)