te = null;
            thread = new Thread( this, name );
            thread.setDaemon( true );

            synchronized (thread) {
                thread.start();
                thread.wait( timeout );          /* wait for doConnect */

                switch (state) {
                    case 1: /* doConnect never returned */
                        state = 0;
                        thread = null;

                        continue;
                    }

                    curResp.wait();
                    if ( handleIntermediate(request, curResp) ) {
                        continue;
                    }
                    if ( log.isDebugEnabled() ) {
                        log.debug("Wait returned state is " + this.state);
                    }
                    if ( isDisconnected() ) {