I've googled around, and I can't find any info on why java.net.URLConnection is abysmally slow. I have observed the problem on os x (with java 1.4.2), linux, and pocket pc (running ibm's j9). It ...

Now you can use the following code to replace a socket factory: final String SSL_FACTORY = "javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory"; Properties props = System.getProperties ...