Java HTTP Proxy thought Socket connection

Question

I would like to to make a http request though a socket connection.

Here's how I am forming my proxy.

SocketAddress addr = new InetSocketAddress(proxyHost, proxyPort);
Proxy proxy = new Proxy(Proxy.Type.HTTP, addr);
socket = new Socket(proxy);

If I change the proxy type to socks and point it to a socks proxy, then it works. So I am not too sure why it's not working when I set the type to http and point it to an http proxy server.

The error I receive lies within the Socket.class and the error is Invalid Proxy.

Answer 1

The socket.class didn't allow http. Socks worked.