- From: Keith Hoffman <hoffmankeith@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 21:01:52 GMT
- To: OSeemann@gmx.net, http-wg@cuckoo.hpl.hp.com
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); >} > > >-- >Sent through GMX FreeMail - http://www.gmx.net > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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