[ANNOUNCEMENT] HttpComponents Client 5.1.1 GA Released

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

The Apache HttpComponents project is pleased to announce 5.1.1 GA
release of HttpComponents HttpClient.

This release upgrades HttpCore to the latest 5.1 version and fixes a
number of issues found since release 5.1.

Please note that 5.1 is going to be the last release series compatible
with Java 1.7. HttpClient will require Java 8 as of 5.2.


Download - <http://hc.apache.org/downloads.cgi>
Release notes - <
https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpclient/RELEASE_NOTES-5.1.x.txt
>
HttpComponents site - <http://hc.apache.org/>

About HttpComponents HttpClient

The Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is perhaps the most
significantprotocol 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.

Although the java.net package provides basic functionality for
accessing resources via HTTP, it doesn't provide the full flexibility
or functionality needed by many applications. HttpClient seeks to fill
this voidby providing an efficient, up-to-date, and feature-rich
package implementing the client side of the most recent HTTP standards
and recommendations.

Designed for extension while providing robust support for the base
HTTPprotocol, 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.