diff --git a/src/de/diddiz/util/ConnectionPool.java b/src/de/diddiz/util/ConnectionPool.java
index 3d2c09a..d576d10 100644
--- a/src/de/diddiz/util/ConnectionPool.java
+++ b/src/de/diddiz/util/ConnectionPool.java
@@ -1,17 +1,3 @@
-/**
- * <b>Purpose:</b>Wrapper for JDBCConnectionDriver.<br>
- * <b>Description:</b>http://java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/Programming/JDCBook/
- * conpool.html<br>
- * <b>Copyright:</b>Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0<br>
- * <b>Company:</b> SIMPL<br>
- * 
- * @author schneimi
- * @version $Id: JDCConnectionDriver.java 1224 2010-04-28 14:17:34Z
- *		michael.schneidt@arcor.de $<br>
- * @link http://code.google.com/p/simpl09/
- */
-
 package de.diddiz.util;
 
 import java.sql.Array;
@@ -23,7 +9,6 @@ import java.sql.DatabaseMetaData;
 import java.sql.DriverManager;
 import java.sql.NClob;
 import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
-import java.sql.ResultSet;
 import java.sql.SQLClientInfoException;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.sql.SQLWarning;
@@ -58,7 +43,7 @@ public class ConnectionPool {
 		for (int i = 0; i < connections.size(); i++) {
 			c = connections.elementAt(i);
 			if (c.lease()) {
-				if (c.validate())
+				if (c.isValid())
 					return c;
 				else {
 					c.terminate();
@@ -68,7 +53,7 @@ public class ConnectionPool {
 		}
 		c = new JDCConnection(DriverManager.getConnection(url, user, password));
 		c.lease();
-		if (!c.validate()) {
+		if (!c.isValid()) {
 			c.terminate();
 			throw new SQLException("Failed to validate a brand new connection");
 		}
@@ -81,7 +66,7 @@ public class ConnectionPool {
 		final Enumeration<JDCConnection> connlist = connections.elements();
 		while (connlist != null && connlist.hasMoreElements()) {
 			final JDCConnection conn = connlist.nextElement();
-			if (conn.inUse() && stale > conn.getLastUse() && !conn.validate())
+			if (conn.inUse() && stale > conn.getLastUse() && !conn.isValid())
 				removeConnection(conn);
 		}
 	}
@@ -127,7 +112,7 @@ public class ConnectionPool {
 		public void terminate() {
 			try {
 				conn.close();
-			} catch (SQLException ex) {}
+			} catch (final SQLException ex) {}
 		}
 
 		public synchronized boolean lease() {
@@ -140,27 +125,6 @@ public class ConnectionPool {
 			}
 		}
 
-		public boolean validate() {
-			Statement state = null;
-			ResultSet rs = null;
-			try {
-				conn.getMetaData();
-				state = conn.createStatement();
-				rs = state.executeQuery("/* ping */");
-				if (rs.next() && rs.getInt(1) == 1)
-					return true;
-			} catch (final SQLException ex) {
-			} finally {
-				try {
-					if (rs != null)
-						rs.close();
-					if (state != null)
-						state.close();
-				} catch (final SQLException ex) {}
-			}
-			return false;
-		}
-
 		public boolean inUse() {
 			return inuse;
 		}
@@ -271,7 +235,7 @@ public class ConnectionPool {
 
 		@Override
 		public Blob createBlob() throws SQLException {
-			return createBlob();
+			return conn.createBlob();
 		}
 
 		@Override
@@ -321,91 +285,105 @@ public class ConnectionPool {
 
 		@Override
 		public Map<String, Class<?>> getTypeMap() throws SQLException {
-			return null;
+			return conn.getTypeMap();
+		}
+
+		public boolean isValid() {
+			try {
+				return conn.isValid(1);
+			} catch (final SQLException ex) {
+				return false;
+			}
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public boolean isValid(int timeout) throws SQLException {
-			return false;
+			return conn.isValid(timeout);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public CallableStatement prepareCall(String sql, int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency) throws SQLException {
-			return null;
+			return conn.prepareCall(sql, resultSetType, resultSetConcurrency);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public CallableStatement prepareCall(String sql, int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency, int resultSetHoldability) throws SQLException {
-			return null;
+			return conn.prepareCall(sql, resultSetType, resultSetConcurrency, resultSetHoldability);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql, int autoGeneratedKeys) throws SQLException {
-			return null;
+			return conn.prepareStatement(sql, autoGeneratedKeys);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql, int[] columnIndexes) throws SQLException {
-			return null;
+			return conn.prepareStatement(sql, columnIndexes);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql, String[] columnNames) throws SQLException {
-			return null;
+			return conn.prepareStatement(sql, columnNames);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql, int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency) throws SQLException {
-			return null;
+			return conn.prepareStatement(sql, resultSetType, resultSetConcurrency);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql, int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency, int resultSetHoldability) throws SQLException {
-			return null;
+			return conn.prepareStatement(sql, resultSetType, resultSetConcurrency, resultSetHoldability);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public void releaseSavepoint(Savepoint savepoint) throws SQLException {
+			conn.releaseSavepoint(savepoint);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public void rollback(Savepoint savepoint) throws SQLException {
+			conn.rollback(savepoint);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public void setClientInfo(Properties properties) throws SQLClientInfoException {
+			conn.setClientInfo(properties);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public void setClientInfo(String name, String value) throws SQLClientInfoException {
+			conn.setClientInfo(name, value);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public void setHoldability(int holdability) throws SQLException {
+			conn.setHoldability(holdability);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public Savepoint setSavepoint() throws SQLException {
-			return null;
+			return conn.setSavepoint();
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public Savepoint setSavepoint(String name) throws SQLException {
-			return null;
+			return conn.setSavepoint(name);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public void setTypeMap(Map<String, Class<?>> map) throws SQLException {
+			conn.setTypeMap(map);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public boolean isWrapperFor(Class<?> iface) throws SQLException {
-			return false;
+			return conn.isWrapperFor(iface);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public <T> T unwrap(Class<T> iface) throws SQLException {
-			return null;
+			return conn.unwrap(iface);
 		}
 	}
 }