A Short History of Java Networking
JDK 1.1 (the big leap)
- Added four common socket options.
- Allowed raw data manipulations within high-level abstractions.
- Removed final designations.
- Added multicast connections (previously limited to LAN and/or external native calls).
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JDK 1.2 (a second big leap)
- Addition of fine-grained Java Security Model.
- ability to control processes/connections/ports with very fine granular control over details.
- Added functionality to APIs.