The use of java.net.URL doesnt allow support for protcols such as ftps, sftp. Refactor to use URI instead. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: JBESB-398 URL: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBESB-398 Project: JBoss ESB Issue Type: Bug Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) Affects Versions: 4.0 CR1 Reporter: Bruno Georges Assigned To: Mark Little Fix For: 4.2 Original Estimate: 2 days Remaining Estimate: 2 days Exception is thrown when using sftp/ftps protocols. java.net.MalformedURLException: unknown protocol: sftp Mark: We should really be using URIs everywhere since EPRs are based on WS-A, which is URI/IRI based.