PQ70461: WEBSPHERE FAILS TO HANDLE POST REQUESTS WHEN THE POST DATA IS S ENT IN TIME INTERVALS GREATER THAN THE CONNECTION TIMEOUT

 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
WebSphere fails to handle post requests when the post data is s
ent in time intervals greater than the connection timeout.
WebSphere needs to handle this situation and return the correct
status code.The plugin also needs to be modified slightly to lim
it the possibility of sending this type of request to the applic
ation server.
Local fix Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: WebSphere Application Server installations   *
*                 that receive http requests of type POST.     *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: WebSphere fails to handle post data     *
*                      if the body of the post data is not     *
*                      sent to the transport within the        *
*                      connection timeout period.              *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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WebSphere returns a http status code of 500 when the connection
times out during the reading of POST data.  Per the HTTP
Specification, WebSphere should return an http status code
of 408 to indicate a timeout versus an internal status error.
Problem conclusion
Modified WebSphere's transport code to return
"HTTP/1.1 408 Connection timed out while reading request"
when the connection times out before the request can be
sent to the application server.
Temporary fix Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ70461
Reported component name WAS BASE 5.0
Reported component ID 5630A3600
Reported release 00A
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Special Attention NoSpecatt
Submitted date 2003-01-30
Closed date 2003-01-30
Last modified date 2003-01-30

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
PQ70205

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros
HTTP          

Publications Referenced

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

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


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > General
Operating system(s):
Software version: 00A
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ70461
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Jan 30, 2003