[p2-dev] ECF filetransfer contribuiton for m3

[Scott Lewis <slewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

In order to reduce time and space costs for filetransfer, ECF has 
recently added support for httpclient connection reuse

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=297742

This change is in great need of regression testing 'in the wild' (i.e. 
with a variety of proxy environments, other network environs, etc).  We 
have done all the testing that we have available to us, and I think now 
would be a good time to get it into m3.  Note that there is a new system 
prop to disable the connection reuse...in case some major regression arises.

Now that p2 is consuming from ECF's repos, how should this 
contribution/integration proceed?  (as we don't yet have it in an ECF 
release...since it's been released since our 3.5.2 release in August).

Scott