[ANNOUNCEMENT] HttpComponents Client 5.2.1 GA Released

[Oleg Kalnichevski <ol...@apache.org>]

The Apache HttpComponents project is pleased to announce 5.3-alpha1
release of HttpComponents HttpClient.

This is the first release in the 5.3 release series that introduces
support for the Bearer authentication scheme (RFC 6750) and deprecates
NTLM and GSS based experimental authentication schemes in favor of
Basic / Bearer authentication with TLS.

Notable changes and features included in the 5.3 series:

* Introduction of the Bearer authentication scheme.

* Deprecation of the NTLM authentication scheme.

* Deprecation of the GSS based experimental authentication schemes.

* Support for load distribution across multiple proxies.

Download - <http://hc.apache.org/downloads.cgi>
Release notes -
<https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpclient/RELEASE_NOTES-5.3.x.txt

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

About HttpComponents HttpClient

The Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is perhaps the most significant
protocol used on the Internet today. Web services, network-enabled
appliances and the growth of network computing continue to expand the
role of the HTTP protocol beyond user-driven web browsers, while
increasing the number of applications that require HTTP support.

Designed for extension while providing robust support for the base HTTP
protocol, HttpClient may be of interest to anyone building HTTP-aware
client applications such as web browsers, web service clients, or
systems that leverage or extend the HTTP protocol for distributed
communication.