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+package de.anomic.http;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+public class httpHeaderTest extends TestCase {
+
+	/**
+	 * Test of httpHeader date parsing routine
+	 */
+	public void testParseHTTPDate() {
+		Date parsedDate = httpHeader.parseHTTPDate("Tue, 08 Jul 2003 21:22:46 GMT");
+		
+		// returned date must not be null
+		assertNotNull(parsedDate);
+		
+		// Print Result
+		System.out.println("testParseHTTPDate: " + parsedDate.toString());
+	}
+}