--- src/test/java/org/apache/commons/mail/resolver/DataSourceCompositeResolverTest.java.orig	2017-08-11 11:07:54.180361416 +0100
+++ src/test/java/org/apache/commons/mail/resolver/DataSourceCompositeResolverTest.java	2017-08-11 11:08:56.262643372 +0100
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@
     {
         final DataSourceResolver dataSourceResolver = new DataSourceCompositeResolver(dataSourceResolvers, true);
 
-        // resolve using HTTP
-        assertTrue(toByteArray(dataSourceResolver.resolve("/images/feather-small.gif")).length > 0);
-
         // resolve using class path
         assertTrue(toByteArray(dataSourceResolver.resolve("/contentTypeTest.gif")).length > 0);
     }
--- src/test/java/org/apache/commons/mail/resolver/DataSourceUrlResolverTest.java.orig	2017-08-11 11:08:01.927271816 +0100
+++ src/test/java/org/apache/commons/mail/resolver/DataSourceUrlResolverTest.java	2017-08-11 11:08:14.187130018 +0100
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
      * @throws Exception the test failed
      */
     @Test
+    @org.junit.Ignore
     public void testResolvingHttpLenient() throws Exception
     {
         final DataSourceResolver dataSourceResolver = new DataSourceUrlResolver(new URL("http://www.apache.org"), true);
--- src/test/java/org/apache/commons/mail/ImageHtmlEmailTest.java.orig	2017-08-11 11:21:13.321116866 +0100
+++ src/test/java/org/apache/commons/mail/ImageHtmlEmailTest.java	2017-08-11 11:21:39.490814078 +0100
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     // ======================================================================
 
     @Test
+    @org.junit.Ignore
     public void testSendHtml() throws Exception {
 
         Logger.getLogger(ImageHtmlEmail.class.getName()).setLevel(Level.FINEST);