SSL code update.
  The current version depends on an old version of an external SSL 
  implementation, which should be replaced with the code that is built-in
  to newer versions of the JDK. The CertHandler should be
  rewritten as a template to make it more user friendly, and HttpRequest
  should be extended to handle SSL on the client side of the HTTP stack.
  [partially done in 2.1]
get
  and put methods of the "Smart Properties"
Of course, the entire implementation could be rewritten to "compile" templates instead of re-scanning them at each iteration. This would be a big performance win (2x - 10x?).