--- /data/kaffesrc/kaffe-snap-20010819/libraries/javalib/kaffe/net/www/protocol/http/HttpURLConnection_old.java	Mon Nov 26 09:57:46 2001
+++ /data/kaffesrc/kaffe-snap-20010819/libraries/javalib/kaffe/net/www/protocol/http/HttpURLConnection.java	Wed Nov 21 08:56:37 2001
@@ -159,9 +159,20 @@
 			int pos = line.indexOf(':');
 			if (pos > 0) {
 				String key = line.substring(0, pos);
-				for (pos++; Character.isWhitespace(line.charAt(pos)); pos++)
+				// Modified to handle cases where the line ends in ':' which could lead to StringIndexOutOfBoundsException. Modified date 20th Nov 2001.
+				//for (pos++; Character.isWhitespace(line.charAt(pos)); pos++)
+				for (pos++; (pos < line.length()) && Character.isWhitespace(line.charAt(pos)); pos++)
 					;
-				String val = line.substring(pos);
+				// Modified to handle cases where the line ends in ':' which could lead to StringIndexOutOfBoundsException. Modified date 20th Nov 2001.
+				//String val = line.substring(pos);
+				String val;
+        if(pos < line.length()) {
+					val = line.substring(pos);
+				}
+        else {
+          val = "";
+        }
+				// due to above modification on 20th Nov 2001 there may be a case where val could result in ""; NO idea about the consequence of this and whether this corresponds to Http-Specifications (zero-length string as value for a header).
 				setHeaderField(key, val);
 			}
 		}