PQ83612: IF IF-MODIFIED-SINCE FIELD OF HTTP HEADER HAS DATE NEWER THAN DATE ON FILE SYSTEM, WEBSPHERE INCORRECTLY RETURNS STATUS 200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() APAR status Closed as program error. Error description If the "if-modified-since" field of the HTTP header contains a date which is newer than the date of the file on the file system , WebSphere Application Server incorrectly returns content with status code SC_OK. WebSphere Application Server should instead return status code SC_NOT_MODIFIED without content.Local fix Problem summary **************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: All users of WebSphere Application Server * * version 4.0.1 for z/OS and OS/390. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Content is incorrectly returned to the * * client if the "if-modified-since" field * * of the HTTP header contains a date * * which is newer than the last-modified * * date in the file system. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** If the "if-modified-since" field of the HTTP header contains a date which is newer than the date of the file on the file system, WebSphere Application Server incorrectly returns content with status code SC_OK (200). WebSphere Application Server should instead return status code SC_NOT_MODIFIED (304) without content.Problem conclusion WebSphere Application Server's com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.SimpleFileServlet class is modified to return a status code SC_NOT_MODIFIED (304) if the "if-modified-since" field of the HTTP header contains a date which is newer than the date of the file on the file system. APAR PQ83612 is associated with SERVICE LEVEL W401609 of WebSphere Application Server version 4.0.1 for z/OS and OS/390.Temporary fix Comments
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following: APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following: Modules/Macros
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Document Information |
Product categories: Software > Application Servers >
Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application
Server for z/OS
Operating system(s):
Software version: 401
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ83612
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Mar 3, 2004
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