PQ68397: WEBCONTAINER.CONF HOSTNAME SHOULD BE CASE INSENSITIVE FOR CORRECT URI MATCHING

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APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
Netscape keeps the case intact when a request is made.  But,
WebSphere will only match lower case requests with virtual host
hostname 's that are defined in webcontainer.conf regardless
of the mixed case used in the webcontainer.conf host definition
 Requests made in mixed case or upper case will receive a
404 NOT FOUND msg
Local fix
HBC
Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: All users of WebSphere Application Server    *
*                 V4.0.1 for z/OS and OS/390                   *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Netscape keeps the case intact when a   *
*                      request is made. But, WebSphere will    *
*                      only match lower case requests with     *
*                      virtual host hostnames that are defined *
*                      in the webcontainer.conf file           *
*                      regardless of the mixed case used in    *
*                      the webcontainer.conf file host         *
*                      definition. Requests made in mixed case *
*                      or upper case will receive a            *
*                      404 NOT FOUND message.                  *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Netscape keeps the case intact when a request is made.  But,
WebSphere Application Server for z/OS and OS/390 will only
match lower case requests with virtual hostnames that are
defined in the webcontainer.conf file, even if mixed case is
used to specify the virtual hostname in the webcontainer.conf
file.
Requests made in mixed case or upper case will receive a
404 NOT FOUND error message.
Problem conclusion
Virtual host matching should be case insensitive. The existing
code does not convert to lower case.  Changed the code in
WS390Router.java so that it changes the URI to lowercase
prior to searching for a match.

APAR PQ68397 is associated with SERVICE LEVEL W401408 of
WebSphere Application Server V4.0.1 for z/OS and OS/390.
Temporary fix Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ68397
Reported component name WEBSPHERE OS/39
Reported component ID 5655A9800
Reported release 401
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Submitted date 2002-11-19
Closed date 2003-01-21
Last modified date 2003-02-05

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Fix information
Fixed component name WEBSPHERE OS/39
Fixed component ID 5655A9800

Applicable component levels
R401 PSY UQ73459    UP03/01/28 P F301

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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 #: PQ68397
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Feb 5, 2003