String javaVersion, String javaBits,
String osName, String osVersion, String osArch,
String webstartVersion, long startTime) throws IOException {
log.fine("Checking for update for version " + routeConverterVersion);
Post request = new Post(rootUrl + UPDATE_CHECK_URI, credentials);
request.addString("id", valueOf(startTime));
request.addString("javaBits", javaBits);
request.addString("javaVersion", javaVersion);
request.addString("locale", getDefault().getLanguage());
request.addString("osArch", osArch);
request.addString("osName", osName);