request.setAttribute("org.mortbay.jetty.ResponseBuffer", buffer);
if (metaConnectReply instanceof MessageImpl)
((MessageImpl) metaConnectReply).decRef();
metaConnectReply = null;
transport = null;
mesgImpl.decRef();
continue;
} else if (mesgImpl.getRefs() >= _refsThreshold) {
// create multi-use buffer
byte[] contentBytes = ("[" + mesgImpl.getJSON() + ",{\"" + Bayeux.SUCCESSFUL_FIELD + "\":true,\"" + Bayeux.CHANNEL_FIELD
+ "\":\"" + Bayeux.META_CONNECT + "\"}]").getBytes(StringUtil.__UTF8);