>Number: 521
>Category: mod_alias
>Synopsis: Alias does not work exactly as expected
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: apache (Apache HTTP Project)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: apache
>Arrival-Date: Thu May 1 14:50:01 1997
>Originator: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Organization:
apache
>Release: 1.2b10
>Environment:
OS Linux 2.0.30 i486
gcc 2.7.2.1
>Description:
I am using Alias to give http: access to our locally available ftp
archive with the command:
Alias /pub/ /home/ftp/pub/
Unfortunately, this will not work if the URL does not have a trailing '/'
http://host/pub returns File Not Found
http://host/pub/ works as expected.
I feel that this is a bug because many users regard the trailing '/' as
optional.
>How-To-Repeat:
Set up Alias command
http://host/pub will not work
http://host/pub/ does work
(remember to clear local cache between tries if using Netscape, etc.)
>Fix:
Before returning File Not Found, check to see if the addition of
a trailing '/' will make it a valid request.
%0
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
