Complete support for IPv6 on Windows XP (SP1) and 2003 server has been provided
in this release. (4608529)
The networking API now provides a way of setting timeouts on connect and
read operations for protocol handlers. This will benefit any HTTP client application
that must behave robustly in the event of server failure. (4700777)
A new API provides a mean for Java applications, which includes RMI applications,
to be launched via inetd. (4295885, 4673940)
The InetAddress class now provides an API to allow testing
for the reachability of a host. This features provides a ping-like capability
in Java. (4639861)
Cookie support has been improved. Applications and web containers can provide
Cookie management by implementing the new CookieHandler API.
(4696506)
Proxy server configuration has been improved. It can now be dynamic and
controlable by web containers and applications through the ProxySelector
API, which can also handle failures to connect to the proxy. (4696512)
A new framework provides a way for protocol handlers to access a file caching
mechanism implemented by the platform or by a third party. (4837267)
The specification of the URL class now mandates a minimum set of URL protocol
handlers that are guaranteed to be present in J2SE. They are http, https,
file, jar and ftp. (4180636)
There have been a number of enhancements for JSSE (SSL/TLS). For more information,
please see: