The default connect timeout will be increased from 5 seconds to 30 seconds. This value can be overridden by setting the system property HTTP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS.

Previously read timeout was not set so the client would wait indefinitely. The default read timeout is now 6 minutes, but can be overridden by settings the system property HTTP_READ_TIMEOUT_MS.

The value of both systems properties should be a valid integer and the unit is milliseconds as implied by the "MS" ending of each property name.