Ok, I think I figured out what was causing my problem here.
After much trial and error, I figured out that this was only happening
with HTTPS under IE. Copying my Apache::Registry script from where it
was to this <Directory> made it work:
<Directory "/usr/local/apache/cgi-bin">
SSLOptions +StdEnvVars
</Directory>
Apparently this sets up the environment correctly.
Still very strange, but hopefully it'll work smoothly from now on.
Wim Kerkhoff wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I've been bashing my head over this problems for the last couple of
> days, so I thought I'd post and see if anybody has experienced something
> similiar, and what they've done to solve it.
>
> Basically, I have an Apache::Registry script that creates an expect
> script, then executes it and reads its output. This script works just
> fine from the command line. The CGI runs fine when called from Netscape
> (Linux or Windows). However... when the CGI is called by Internet
> Explorer, it hangs the CGI. I've tried lots of different things, but
> I'm still not sure whether mod_perl, the expect script, or my code is to
> blame. I have pored through the guide, the mailing list archives, man
> pages, and google, but didn't find anything related to this problem.
>
> The relevant part of the process list when the expect/cgi script hangs:
>
> 14597 ? S 0:32 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -DSSL
> 26476 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -DSSL
> 26499 ? S 0:00 | \_ /usr/bin/expect
> /tmp/file6rqoCY.expect
> 26500 ttyp9 S 0:00 | \_ /usr/bin/expect
> /tmp/file6rqoCY.expect
> 26501 ttyp9 S 0:00 | \_ sh -c /bin/stty sane <
> /dev/ttyp9
> 26502 ttyp9 S 0:00 | \_ /bin/stty sane
> 26478 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -DSSL
> 26479 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -DSSL
> 26482 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -DSSL
> 26483 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -DSSL
> 26484 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -DSSL
> 26485 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -DSSL
> 26521 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -DSSL
> 26529 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -DSSL
> 26531 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -DSSL
> 26584 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -DSSL
>
> The expect script: (called with /usr/bin/expect /tmp/file6rqoCY.expect)
>
> spawn /usr/bin/openssl smime -sign -in /tmp/fileicFBlw -signer
> verisign.pem -to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -from [EMAIL PROTECTED] -subject "Testing
> openssl"
> expect "phrase:"
> send "thepassphrase\r\n"
> expect
>
> to get the output of this, I have code that looks like this:
>
> open (EXPECT, "/usr/bin/expect /tmp/file6rqoCY.expect < /dev/null |")
> || die $!;
> while (my ($line) = (<EXPECT>)) {
> print "got: $line";
> }
> close (EXPECT);
>
> As far as I can tell, the CGI (when called by IE) hangs when getting
> input. It appears to be trying to get input from /dev/ttypX, which of
> course won't work because it is running in an Apache environment.
>
> Is there a way to force the TTY to /dev/null?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wim Kerkhoff, Software Engineer
> Merilus Technologies, Inc.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
