.getInputStream() returns java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream...

Hello everyone,

I'm currently stuck.

I'm currently developing an app for the 4.0.3 Android SDK, but I figured this is more of a Java problem then Android.

I'm trying to establish an HTTP connection using the HttpURLConnection class. Once I have successfully connected (.getResponseCode returns '200'), I call the '.getInputStream()' method of HttpURLConnection, expecting it to return the XML data of the URL. However, InputStream 'is' only contains the following after the method call:

java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream@41c62c08

This sucks.

Here's my code:

url = new URL("http://www.cinema.de/kino/neu-im-kino/rss.xml");
. . .

	private class HttpRequestTask extends AsyncTask<URL, Void, InputStream>
	{
		@Override
		protected InputStream doInBackground (URL... urls)
		{
			InputStream is = null;
			HttpURLConnection conn = null; 
			String str = null;
			
			// Attempt to establish connection  & retrieve data as InputStream
			try
			{
				conn = (HttpURLConnection) urls[0].openConnection();
				conn.setRequestMethod("GET");
				conn.setAllowUserInteraction(false);
				conn.setInstanceFollowRedirects(true);
				conn.setReadTimeout(15000);
				conn.setConnectTimeout(15000);
				conn.setDoInput(true);
				conn.connect();
				
				int http_response = conn.getResponseCode();
				Log.e(getClass().getSimpleName(), "HTTP Response: " + http_response);
				
				is = conn.getInputStream();
			}
. . .

I haven't been able to find a solution to this problem, other than a few people saying the header of the GZIP compression file is being sent; I don't know how to use this information to help me. If I use the HttpClient class, I get a similar problem (useless response). I've also used other URLs, to no avail.

Any help is greatly appreciated! This problem is driving me up the wall...