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Why would a “java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out” exception occur when URL is up?

I’m getting a ConnectException: Connection timed out with some frequency from my code. The URL I am trying to hit is up. The same code works for some users, but not others. It seems like once one user starts to get this exception they continue to get the exception. Here is the stack trace: Here is a … Read more

javax vs java package

I think it’s a historical thing – if a package is introduced as an addition to an existing JRE, it comes in as javax. If it’s first introduced as part of a JRE (like NIO was, I believe) then it comes in as java. Not sure why the new date and time API will end … Read more