PQ72929: CUSTOMER HAS REQUESTED APAR TO CHANGE ERROR REPORTING WHEN CUST DISCONNECT DURING POST FROM 500 TO 400 ERROR MESSAGE

 Fixes are available

5.0.1: WebSphere Application Server Version 5.0 Fix Pack 1 (Version 5.0.1)
5.0.1: WebSphere Application Server Enterprise Edition Version 5.0 Fix Pack 1



APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
Customer is receiveing 500 error when customer disconnects or
hits refresh before the webserver has finished writing the
request. Customer wants error message changed so that a 400 is
returned instead of a 500.
Local fix Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: WebSphere Application Server version 4.0     *
*                 users of the webserver plugins.              *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The plugin was returning error 500 to   *
*                      the webserver when the client failed    *
*                      to send the POST content.               *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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When the client failed to send the POST content to the
webserver, the plugin would end up returning error 500 to
the webserver. This would show up in the access logs of
the webserver.
Problem conclusion
Changed the plugin so that it returns error 400(Bad Request) to
the webserver when the client fails to send the full POST
content.
Temporary fix
A fix was delivered to the customer in the form of
PQ70292_eFix_
AEServer_AEsServer.jar
Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ72929
Reported component name WAS BASE 5.0
Reported component ID 5630A3600
Reported release 00W
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Special Attention NoSpecatt
Submitted date 2003-04-07
Closed date 2003-04-07
Last modified date 2003-04-07

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
PQ70292

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros
Plugin          

Publications Referenced

Fix information
Fixed component name WAS BASE 5.0
Fixed component ID 5630A3600

Applicable component levels
R00W PSY    UP
R00S PSY    UP
R00H PSY    UP
R00I PSY    UP
R00A PSY    UP
R003 PSY    UP


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > General
Operating system(s):
Software version: 00W
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ72929
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Apr 7, 2003