Tested OS/Browser:
                        XP-Home(sp2)/IE6
                        win 2000 pro(sp4)/IE6
                        win ME/IE5.5
                        (Firefox 1.0 should encounter the same problem)

Tested build: j2re 1.6.0- build 30 (a regression since build 27)

Problem:
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The map24 interaction applet app fails to load. The Java detection applet throws
java.io.IOException: open HTTP connection failed exception.
Priod to 1.6.0-b27, this applet works OK without any exception on the same test machines. It also works fine with MS VM.

Steps to reproduce:
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1) Install j2re1.6.0-build 30 into the test system
2) Go to http://www.map24.com/
3) Click on "interactive" button at the right top corner.

The Map24 app fails to load. The following exception is thrown (it fails at the Java Dectection applet) :

Java Plug-in 1.6.0
Using JRE version 1.6.0-ea Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
User home directory = C:\WINDOWS2


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c: clear console window
f: finalize objects on finalization queue
g: garbage collect
h: display this help message
l: dump classloader list
m: print memory usage
o: trigger logging
p: reload proxy configuration
q: hide console
r: reload policy configuration
s: dump system and deployment properties
t: dump thread list
v: dump thread stack
x: clear classloader cache
0-5: set trace level to <n>
----------------------------------------------------

load: class NAppletPlaceholder.class not found.
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: NAppletPlaceholder.class
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadCode(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletPanel.createApplet(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.createApplet(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletPanel.runLoader(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: open HTTP connection failed.
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.getBytes(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
... 10 more


###@###.### 2005-04-06 01:02:58 GMT
Verified in b59a on XP-home(sp2)/ IE6 and there is no exception.