On Sun, Jun 30, 2002 at 04:44:37PM +0200, Graham Leggett wrote: > Matthias Kurz wrote: > > > Users reported a problem with pages like > > http://cgi3.ebay.de/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn > > > > Problems: Crippled header and missing Content-Type. > > As far as i can see, the missing Content-Type leads to the usage of > > the DefaultType from httpd.conf. This is usually "text/plain" and leads > > to the effect that the HTML code is not interpreted but displayed as > > plain text. > > I investigated this a while back. According to RFC2616 (if memory > serves), the assumed Content-Type when it is missing is > application/octet-stream (and thus Apache is wrong to be sending > text/plain anyway).
It's at least configurable. > However: the bug lies with Ebay's code, and I don't think we should be > breaking either Apache or RFC2616 simply because a website chooses to be > broken. :( Understood. But why did (and do) older versions work ? Unfortunately one cannot use an older version because of the latest security problems, you know. (mk) -- Matthias Kurz; Fuldastr. 3; D-28199 Bremen; VOICE +49 421 53 600 47 >> Im prämotorischen Cortex kann jeder ein Held sein. (bdw) <<
