diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index 7bd45542237..21fff47ee7f 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-10-26  Michael Koch  <konqueror@gmx.de>
+
+	* gnu/java/net/protocol/http/Connection.java
+	(getOutputStream): Implicitely switch to POST method.
+
 2004-10-26  Kriang Lerdsuwanakij  <lerdsuwa@users.sourceforge.net>
 
 	* libjava/java/lang/Class.h
diff --git a/libjava/gnu/java/net/protocol/http/Connection.java b/libjava/gnu/java/net/protocol/http/Connection.java
index ec3e0484509..aac565c7132 100644
--- a/libjava/gnu/java/net/protocol/http/Connection.java
+++ b/libjava/gnu/java/net/protocol/http/Connection.java
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@ public final class Connection extends HttpURLConnection
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns on OutputStream for writing to this connection.
+   * Returns on OutputStream for writing to this connection. This method
+   * implicitely changes request method to <code>POST</code>.
    *
    * @return An OutputStream for this connection.
    *
@@ -410,6 +411,9 @@ public final class Connection extends HttpURLConnection
     if (bufferedOutputStream == null)
       bufferedOutputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream (256); //default is too small
     
+    // Force POST request method.
+    setRequestMethod("POST");
+
     return bufferedOutputStream;
   }