Index: gnu/java/net/protocol/file/Handler.java =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/classpath/classpath/gnu/java/net/protocol/file/Handler.java,v retrieving revision 1.16 diff -u -r1.16 Handler.java --- gnu/java/net/protocol/file/Handler.java 23 Apr 2004 16:27:06 -0000 1.16 +++ gnu/java/net/protocol/file/Handler.java 20 Sep 2004 11:35:47 -0000 @@ -79,9 +79,8 @@ // Reset the protocol (and implicitly the handler) for this URL. // Then have the URL attempt the connection again, as it will // get the changed handler the next time around. - // N.B.: FTP protocol is not supported by default in GNU Classpath - // but it does not matter because setURL will keep the current protocol - // if "ftp" is not available. + // If the ftp protocol handler is not installed, an + // exception will be thrown from the new openConnection() call. setURL (url, "ftp", url.getHost(), url.getPort(), url.getFile(), url.getRef()); return url.openConnection();