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http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14781 CGI servlet depends on Java 1.4 for POST actions Summary: CGI servlet depends on Java 1.4 for POST actions Product: Tomcat 4 Version: 4.1.12 Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: Other Component: Servlets:CGI AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Problem: When trying to execute a mailing form that operates via a POST action, an exception is thrown: ... root cause: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: java/lang/StringBuffer at org.apache.catalina.servlets.CGIServlet$CGIRunner.getPostInput (CGIServlet.java:1820) (pc 174) at org.apache.catalina.servlets.CGIServlet$CGIRunner.run (CGIServlet.java:1655) (pc 566) at org.apache.catalina.servlets.CGIServlet.doGet (CGIServlet.java:635) (pc 101) at org.apache.catalina.servlets.CGIServlet.doPost (CGIServlet.java:597) (pc 3) etc. Evaluation: In the last line of CGIServlet.java, it does the following: return qs.append(postInput).toString(); The problem is that a new method StringBuffer.append(StringBuffer b) was added in 1.4 that is preferred to the default StringBuffer.append(Object o) for this line. But when using a JDK < 1.4 (1.3.1 in my case, which is the latest one available for Compaq Tru64 Unix), it doesn't find the method... Proposed Workaround: Use return qs.append(postInput.toString()).toString(); -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>