URLConnection

[ALEX HYDE <al...@btinternet.com>]

Hi All,
  
  I need to make a very simple get request from a remote web server each time a user first comes into the site. 
  
  I wanted to just use the core HttpURLConnection class. It will be  thread safe because the object will be used and created in method  scope. In the Sun javadoc it says that underneath the covers, the  Connection can be shared. So the question is, is this an expensive  operation or am I ok to just create a new HttpURLConnection each time a  user first enters the site? I noticed that Apache Commons have a  version of an HttpClient, in which they explicitly mention pooling  connections in a multi-threaded environment. Can I just use the  standard HttpURLConnection or will I quickly run out of  resources/connections? Should I be using something along the lines of  the Commons Client
  
  Thanks alot
  

		
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