PQ56063, 4.0.0 & 4.0.1: iPlanet SP4.1 SP7
Persistent Connections do Not Work
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Abstract
iPlanet web server closes the connection even if
Connection: Keep-Alive is in the response headers.
Download Description
Even though keep-alive is specified for a request, the persistent
connection is not maintained. iPlanet SP4.1 SP7 HTTP Server will drop
persistent SSL connections to browsers after FP2 or greater is applied to
WebSphere® Application Server V3.5.
In V3.5 FP0, HTTP Response Header fields were formatted in lower case. In
FP2 and higher Fix Pack levels, HTTP Response Header fields were formatted
in mixed uppercase and lower case. This causes the iPlanet HTTP Server not
to recognized some key HTTP Response header fields that dictate the HTTP
protocol exchange between browser clients and the web server. Lower case
HTTP Response headers will ensure that connections between the iPlanet
server and the browser are not dropped.
USERS AFFECTED: All WebSphere Application Server users who use iPlanet
webserver AND expect persistent connections.
Prerequisites
None
Installation instructions
Please refer to the readme.txt for installation instructions.