javax.net.ssl.SSLException: SSL V2.0 servers are not supported.

I am trying to build a java application to parse data residing on an https
web site. The app is able to create the connection, but when it tries to
get the input stream to the site, it throws the following IOException:
javax.net.ssl.SSLException: SSL V2.0 servers are not supported.
I WAS using jdk1.3, but I figured this might be a job for 1.4. I loaded
that up but I am still getting the same result.

Any ideas?

Much thanks/Victor Grazi


PS - Here is an excerpt of the problem code

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
     log("Java version:" + System.getProperty("java.version"));// prints:
Java version:1.4.0
     new HttpsURLTest().test();
    }
    public void test()
    {
// NEXT LINE IS FOR PRE JDK 1.4 ONLY
////      System.setProperty( "javax.net.debug", "all");

// I TRIED WITH AND WITHOUT THE NEXT LINE, BUT SAME RESULTS...
//   Security.addProvider(new com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Provider());

// ENABLE DEBUGGING FOR THE FUN OF IT...
     System.setProperty( "javax.net.debug", "all");

     try
     {
          URL url = new URL(HTTPS_URL);
          HttpsURLConnection conn = (HttpsURLConnection)url.openConnection
();
// NEXT LINE IS THE OFFENDER...
          InputStream in = conn.getInputStream();
// RATS! NEVER GETS HERE!
          // Convert the InputStream contents to a String...
          String contents = fetchStream(in);
          // print the string contents
          log(contents);
     }
     catch(MalformedURLException e)
     {
          log(HTTPS_URL + " MalformedURLException:" + e);
     }
     catch(IOException e)
     {
          log(HTTPS_URL + " IOException:" + e);
     }
}
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