--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/net/httpserver/Request.java	Sun Apr 12 20:21:43 2009 -0700
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/net/httpserver/Request.java	Thu Apr 16 21:08:04 2009 -0700
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
         os = rawout;
         do {
             startLine = readLine();
+            if (startLine == null) {
+                return;
+            }
             /* skip blank lines */
         } while (startLine == null ? false : startLine.equals (""));
     }