"Authentication Failed: Username/password/AuthKey/AuthDate parameter(s) cannot be null or empty.");
                }
        }
+       
+       public JSONObject postNoAuth(final String path, final byte[] data, String contentType)
+                       throws HttpException, JSONException {
+               WebTarget target = null;
+               Response response = null;
+               if (contentType == null) {
+                       contentType = "text/pain";
+               }
+               target = DmaapClientUtil.getTarget(path);
+
+               response = DmaapClientUtil.postResponsewtNoAuth(target, data, contentType);
+
+               return getResponseDataInJson(response);
+       }
 
        public String postWithResponse(final String path, final byte[] data, final String contentType,
                        final String username, final String password, final String protocolFlag)
 
                                fPending.clear();
                                return true;
                        }
+                       
+                       if (ProtocolTypeConstants.HTTPNOAUTH.getValue().equalsIgnoreCase(protocolFlag)) {
+                               getLog().info("sending " + fPending.size() + " msgs to " + httpurl + ". Oldest: "
+                                               + (nowMs - fPending.peek().timestamp) + " ms");
+                               final JSONObject result = postNoAuth(httpurl, baseStream.toByteArray(), contentType);
+
+                               // Here we are checking for error response. If HTTP status
+                               // code is not within the http success response code
+                               // then we consider this as error and return false
+                               if (result.getInt("status") < 200 || result.getInt("status") > 299) {
+                                       return false;
+                               }
+                               final String logLine = "MR reply ok (" + (Clock.now() - startMs) + " ms):" + result.toString();
+                               getLog().info(logLine);
+                               fPending.clear();
+                               return true;
+                       }
                } catch (IllegalArgumentException x) {
                        getLog().warn(x.getMessage(), x);
                } catch (IOException x) {