_logger.fine("Intercepting SSL connection!");
X509Certificate baseCrt = null;
// Connect early so some SSL details can be copied into new cert
URLFetcher uf = (URLFetcher) hc;
try {
uf.connect(_base);
} catch (IOException ioe) {
_logger.severe("Could not connect to remote server "
+ _base.toString() + ": " + ioe);
return;
}