- From: <terry_schwarz@ibi.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 12:06:31 -0500
- To: <www-talk@w3.org>
I work for a company that has a Web based database reporting product
that we would like to certify under the OpenVMS CERN (3.0) and OSU
DECThread servers (amoung many others VMS and non VMS), but we are
getting this strange behavior on both ( ... no suprize since OSU is
based on CERN).
Behavior ... server is up and serving HTML and CGI "GET"s just fine.
POST is the problem ... server finds and executes a .COM file which we
use to call our actual binary image, but stdin (WWW_IN:) aways seems
to be empty. I put in some debugging messages in the .COM and we are
getting to the .COM file. WWW_QUERY_STRING is populated even in POST,
which I did think was strange. I tried the CGIPARSE program (to take
our binary out of the issue loop) and it still put out nothing from
standard in. I even tried TYPE WWW_IN: and TYPE SYS$INPUT ... nothing
showed up in the output. Also tried TYPE TT:, but hangs CERN server
(works on Netscape) ... so I put in a show dev on it.
I don't see anything overtly strange in our configuration, but then
again ... doc on this is parse, so who knows.
The same .COM and binary that it calls works fine under Purveyor and
Netscape.
I also noticed WWW_GATEWAY_INTERFACE is 1.0 ... not 1.1 as noted in
CERN manual ... the CERN version is 3.0 and our admin got it (and the
OSU server) off a Digital Shareware disk they (DEC) distributes.
Below is a test .COM file and browser output if that is helpful ...
Again ... I thank you for any assistence you can be ...
Terry Schwarz
terry_schwarz@ibi.com
posttest.com ...
$ MapCGINames = F$TYPE(WWW_SERVER_SOFTWARE)
$!
$ If MapCGINames .NES. ""
$ Then Set Message /notext /noidentification -
/nofacility /noseverity
$ AUTH_REALM == WWW_AUTH_REALM
$ AUTH_TYPE == WWW_AUTH_TYPE
$ GATEWAY_INTERFACE == WWW_GATEWAY_INTERFACE
$ HTTP_ACCEPT == WWW_HTTP_ACCEPT
$ HTTP_ACCEPT_1 == WWW_HTTP_ACCEPT_1
$ HTTP_ACCEPT_2 == WWW_HTTP_ACCEPT_2
$ HTTP_ACCEPT_3 == WWW_HTTP_ACCEPT_3
$ HTTP_ACCEPT_4 == WWW_HTTP_ACCEPT_4
$ HTTP_ACCEPT_5 == WWW_HTTP_ACCEPT_5
$ HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE == WWW_HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE
$ HTTP_CONNECTION == WWW_HTTP_CONNECTION
$ HTTP_HOST == WWW_HTTP_HOST
$ HTTP_UA_COLOR == WWW_HTTP_UA_COLOR
$ HTTP_UA_CPU == WWW_HTTP_UA_CPU
$ HTTP_UA_OS == WWW_HTTP_UA_OS
$ HTTP_UA_PIXELS == WWW_HTTP_UA_PIXELS
$ HTTP_USER_AGENT == WWW_HTTP_USER_AGENT
$ PATH == WWW_PATH
$ PATH_INFO == WWW_PATH_INFO
$ PATH_TRANSLATED == WWW_PATH_TRANSLATED
$ QUERY_STRING == WWW_QUERY_STRING
$ REMOTE_ADDR == WWW_REMOTE_ADDR
$ REMOTE_HOST == WWW_REMOTE_HOST
$ REMOTE_USER == WWW_REMOTE_USER
$ REQUEST_LINE == WWW_REQUEST_LINE
$ REQUEST_METHOD == WWW_REQUEST_METHOD
$ SCRIPT_NAME == WWW_SCRIPT_NAME
$ SERVER_NAME == WWW_SERVER_NAME
$ SERVER_PORT == WWW_SERVER_PORT
$ SERVER_PROTOCOL == WWW_SERVER_PROTOCOL
$ SERVER_SOFTWARE == WWW_SERVER_SOFTWARE
$ CONTENT_TYPE == WWW_CONTENT_TYPE
$ CONTENT_LENGTH == WWW_CONTENT_LENGTH
$ Set Message /text /identification /facility /severity
$ EndIf
$!
$ Write sys$output "Content-type: text/plain"
$ Write sys$output ""
$ set verify
$ show default
$ show symbol /global/all
$ show symbol /local/all
$ show logical/job/process
$!
$ CGIPARSE -read
$ type sys$input:
$ type www_in:
$! type tt:
$ show dev /full tt:
Here is browser output (long)
$ show default
SOHO$DKA0:[CERN]
$ show symbol /global/all
$RESTART == "FALSE"
$SEVERITY == "1"
$STATUS == "%X00030001"
AUTH_TYPE == ""
CGIPARSE == "$SOHO$DKA0:[CERN.ALPHA]CGIPARSE"
CONTENT_LENGTH == "111"
CONTENT_TYPE == "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
COP*Y == "COPY/LOG"
DEL*ETE == "DELETE/LOG"
EGR*EP == "$DEVICE:[DIRECTORY]EGREP"
GATEWAY_INTERFACE == "CGI/1.0"
GAWK == "$DEVICE:[DIRECTORY]GAWK"
HTIMAGE == "$SOHO$DKA0:[CERN.ALPHA]HTIMAGE"
HTTP_ACCEPT == "8"
HTTP_ACCEPT_1 == "text/plain"
HTTP_ACCEPT_2 == "text/html"
HTTP_ACCEPT_3 == "*/*"
HTTP_ACCEPT_4 == "image/pjpeg"
HTTP_ACCEPT_5 == "image/jpeg"
HTTP_CONNECTION == "Keep-Alive"
HTTP_HOST == "soho:8300"
HTTP_USER_AGENT == "Mozilla/3.04 (Win95; I)"
PATH_INFO == ""
PATH_TRANSLATED == ""
PRI*NT == "PRINT/NOFLAG"
PUR*GE == "PURGE/LOG"
QUERY_STRING ==
"IBIF_adhocfex=TABLE+FILE+CAR%0D%0APRINT+CAR+MODEL+SEATS+++++++++++++%
0D%0ABY+COUNTRY+%0D%0AEND%0D%0A&submit=Run"
REMOTE_ADDR == "172.19.80.69"
REMOTE_USER == ""
REN*AME == "RENAME/LOG"
REQUEST_METHOD == "POST"
SCRIPT_NAME == "/htbin/posttest.com"
SERVER_NAME == "soho1.ibi.com"
SERVER_PORT == "8300"
SERVER_PROTOCOL == "HTTP/1.0"
SERVER_SOFTWARE == "CERN/3.0"
WWW_AUTH_TYPE == ""
WWW_CONTENT_LENGTH == "111"
WWW_CONTENT_TYPE == "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
WWW_GATEWAY_INTERFACE == "CGI/1.0"
WWW_HTTP_ACCEPT == "8"
WWW_HTTP_ACCEPT_1 == "text/plain"
WWW_HTTP_ACCEPT_2 == "text/html"
WWW_HTTP_ACCEPT_3 == "*/*"
WWW_HTTP_ACCEPT_4 == "image/pjpeg"
WWW_HTTP_ACCEPT_5 == "image/jpeg"
WWW_HTTP_ACCEPT_6 == "image/x-xbitmap"
WWW_HTTP_ACCEPT_7 == "image/gif"
WWW_HTTP_ACCEPT_8 == "*/*"
WWW_HTTP_CONNECTION == "Keep-Alive"
WWW_HTTP_HOST == "soho:8300"
WWW_HTTP_REFERER == "http://soho:8300/posttest.htm"
WWW_HTTP_USER_AGENT == "Mozilla/3.04 (Win95; I)"
WWW_KEY_1 == "IBIF_adhocfex="
WWW_KEY_2_1 == "TABLE FILE CAR."
WWW_KEY_2_2 == "PRINT CAR MODEL SEATS ."
WWW_KEY_2_3 == "BY COUNTRY ."
WWW_KEY_2_4 == "END."
WWW_KEY_2_COUNT == "4"
WWW_KEY_3 == "submit="
WWW_KEY_4 == "Run"
WWW_KEY_COUNT == "4"
WWW_PATH_INFO == ""
WWW_PATH_TRANSLATED == ""
WWW_QUERY_STRING ==
"IBIF_adhocfex=TABLE+FILE+CAR%0D%0APRINT+CAR+MODEL+SEATS+++++++++++++%
0D%0ABY+COUNTRY+%0D%0AEND%0D%0A&submit=Run"
WWW_REFERER_URL == "http://soho:8300/posttest.htm"
WWW_REMOTE_ADDR == "172.19.80.69"
WWW_REMOTE_IDENT == ""
WWW_REMOTE_USER == ""
WWW_REQUEST_METHOD == "POST"
WWW_SCRIPT_NAME == "/htbin/posttest.com"
WWW_SERVER_NAME == "soho1.ibi.com"
WWW_SERVER_PORT == "8300"
WWW_SERVER_PROTOCOL == "HTTP/1.0"
WWW_SERVER_SOFTWARE == "CERN/3.0"
$ show symbol /local/all
MAPCGINAMES = "STRING"
P1 = ""
P2 = ""
P3 = ""
P4 = ""
P5 = ""
P6 = ""
P7 = ""
P8 = ""
$ show logical/job/process
(LNM$PROCESS_TABLE)
"SYS$COMMAND" = "_SOHO$MBA390:"
"SYS$DISK" = "SOHO$DKA0:"
"SYS$ERROR" [super] = "WWW_OUT"
"SYS$ERROR" [exec] = "_NLA0:"
"SYS$INPUT" [super] = "_SOHO$DKA0:"
"SYS$INPUT" [exec] = "_SOHO$MBA390:"
"SYS$OUTPUT" [super] = "WWW_OUT:"
"SYS$OUTPUT" [exec] = "_NLA0:"
"TT" = "_MBA390:"
"WWW_IN" = "_SOHO$MBA388"
"WWW_OUT" = "_SOHO$MBA389"
(LNM$JOB_810647C0)
"WWW_MBOX_IN" = "MBA388:"
"WWW_MBOX_OUT" = "MBA389:"
$ show log http*
(LNM$PROCESS_TABLE)
(LNM$JOB_810647C0)
(LNM$GROUP_000221)
(LNM$SYSTEM_TABLE)
"HTTPD_CGIDIR" = "SOHO$DKA0:[CERN.CGI-BIN.]"
"HTTPD_Dir" = "SOHO$DKA0:[CERN]"
(DECW$LOGICAL_NAMES)
$!
$ CGIPARSE -read
$ type sys$input:
$ type www_in:
$ show dev /full tt:
Device MBA390:, device type local memory mailbox, is online,
record-oriented
device, shareable, mailbox device.
Error count 0 Operations completed
4
Owner process "" Owner UIC
[CERNGRP,CERN]
Owner process ID 00000000 Dev Prot
S:RWPL,O:RWPL,G:RWPL,W:RWPL
Reference count 2 Default buffer size
256
$! type tt:
Received on Wednesday, 18 February 1998 12:40:26 UTC