Re: problem with responses to post-requests

do you have a test site where I could see this and also do you have any 
network traces of the problem?  I'd like to see if there is a problem with 
the way IE handles this.


>From: OSeemann@gmx.net
>To: http-wg@cuckoo.hpl.hp.com
>Subject: problem with responses to post-requests
>Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 12:32:15 +0200 (MEST)
>
>i've got a problem while responding to POST requests.
>
>i'm currently developing a small http-server to configure some files via a
>webbrowser.
>
>while sending responses to GET requests everything works fine and the
>browser prints the output. but if i try to handle a post request i 
>encounter
>different reactions by netscape navigator and internet explorer.
>
>after processing the content of the post-request i'm sending the
>html-output to the client and close the connection. this works fine with 
>NN. but IE
>doesn't show the page and gives an error-msg telling me that the connection
>has been reset.
>
>i just don't get it why NN is doing fine and IE not.
>
>what's the difference between responses to GET and POST requests ?
>
>why is IE telling me errors and not showing the transmitted page ?
>
>
>greetings,
>olli
>
>
>here's some of the code:
>
>while ((conn = accept(sock,(struct sockaddr *) &addr,&addr_length)) >= 0)
>{
>  /*
>   reading/parsing header etc.
>  */
>
>if (strcmp(request->method,"POST") == 0)
>{
>  putsock(conn,"HTTP/1.0 200 OK\n");
>  putsock(conn,"Content-Type: text/plain\n\n");
>  putsock(conn,"Netscape Navigator shows this.\
>               Internet Explorer gives error");
>}
>
>// here NN says "Document Done" and shows the page
>// but IE gives error msg "Connection Reset"
>close(conn);
>}
>
>
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