code: @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
      private CookieSpec getCookieSpec(final HttpState state) {
      	if (this.cookiespec == null) {
      		int i = state.getCookiePolicy();
      		if (i == -1) {
          		this.cookiespec = CookiePolicy.getCookieSpec(this.params.getCookiePolicy());
      		} else {
          		this.cookiespec = CookiePolicy.getSpecByPolicy(i);
      		}
      		this.cookiespec.setValidDateFormats(
              		(Collection)this.params.getParameter(HttpMethodParams.DATE_PATTERNS));
      	}
      	return this.cookiespec;
      }
docs: Returns the actual cookie policy
  
  @param state HTTP state. TODO: to be removed in the future
  
  @return cookie spec