----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Lubke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "tcdev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 9:43 AM Subject: [Fwd: HTTP Host Request header and TC Connectors]
> By the way the quote was pulled from section 14.23 of RFC 2616. > > ========================= > > Hi, > > Looking for a little input from the HTTP gurus here. > > Given the following: > > "If the requested URI does not include an Internet host > name for the service being requested, then the Host header > field MUST be given with an empty value." > > So, I'm looking for other interpretations of what the above means. > > My interpretation at this point is the serviced targeted by the > request URI is identified via an IP address vs a host name, that > the Host request header will be sent but with an empty value. > > Does anyone agree/disagree? > > The reason I ask is that if an empty Host header is sent to Tomcat, and > a redirect is sent back, the value of the Location header is useless, > i.e. http:///index.jsp. My reading of 14.23 says that this is exactly what should happen, since the only (valid) way that this could happen is if the user originally requested http:///. Since the client was capable of resolving that request, it should be able to resolve the value of the Location header. > > I'm trying to determine if this is a problem with the client > implementation's interpretation of the spec, or a problem with Tomcat. > > Thanks, > > -rl > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
