Bug#598709: [pkg-lighttpd] Bug#598709: lighttpd: workaround for acrobat + msie pdf download bug
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Jeremy Lal kapo...@melix.org wrote: downloading a pdf served by lighttpd stalls when client is IE+acrobat. For what versions of IE and Acrobat? Sounds like this should be fixed in those two, not in Lighttpd. Olaf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#598709: [pkg-lighttpd] Bug#598709: lighttpd: workaround for acrobat + msie pdf download bug
On 01/10/2010 12:56, Olaf van der Spek wrote: On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Jeremy Lal kapo...@melix.org wrote: downloading a pdf served by lighttpd stalls when client is IE+acrobat. For what versions of IE and Acrobat? Sounds like this should be fixed in those two, not in Lighttpd. Nice try :) The bug has been around for 5 years or more, apache2 is providing a fix, too : http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/misc/known_client_problems.html#byterange-requests I reproduce the bug on winxp IE8 Adobe Reader 8.1.1 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#598709: [pkg-lighttpd] Bug#598709: lighttpd: workaround for acrobat + msie pdf download bug
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Jérémy Lal kapo...@melix.org wrote: Nice try :) The bug has been around for 5 years or more, apache2 is providing a fix, too : http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/misc/known_client_problems.html#byterange-requests I reproduce the bug on winxp IE8 Adobe Reader 8.1.1 Isn't Reader 9 the latest version? Got a link to the Adobe bug report? Olaf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#598709: [pkg-lighttpd] Bug#598709: lighttpd: workaround for acrobat + msie pdf download bug
On 01/10/2010 13:22, Olaf van der Spek wrote: On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Jérémy Lal kapo...@melix.org wrote: Nice try :) The bug has been around for 5 years or more, apache2 is providing a fix, too : http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/misc/known_client_problems.html#byterange-requests I reproduce the bug on winxp IE8 Adobe Reader 8.1.1 Isn't Reader 9 the latest version? i don't know. Reader 8 update manager proposes 8.2.0, version which still has the bug. Got a link to the Adobe bug report? That's the closest to a bug report i could find : http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/807/cpsid_80780.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#598709: [pkg-lighttpd] Bug#598709: lighttpd: workaround for acrobat + msie pdf download bug
Correction : 8.2.4 is the latest of the 8.x, and is still affected. We can't ask clients to update their software, so even if it's fixed in a newer Reader, the problem will remain for years. Apache, IIS are already working around that issue, why not lighttpd ? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#598709: [pkg-lighttpd] Bug#598709: lighttpd: workaround for acrobat + msie pdf download bug
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Jérémy Lal kapo...@melix.org wrote: Isn't Reader 9 the latest version? i don't know. Adobe Reader 9 appears to be the latest version. Reader 8 update manager proposes 8.2.0, version which still has the bug. Got a link to the Adobe bug report? That's the closest to a bug report i could find : http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/807/cpsid_80780.html It says: For Internet Explorer only, update to Adobe Acrobat 9.3/Adobe Reader 9.3 or later. On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Jérémy Lal kapo...@melix.org wrote: Correction : 8.2.4 is the latest of the 8.x, and is still affected. We can't ask clients to update their software, Why not? Updating software should be standard operating procedure. so even if it's fixed in a newer Reader, the problem will remain for years. Apache, IIS are already working around that issue, why not lighttpd ? Because a proper fix is better. Olaf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#598709: [pkg-lighttpd] Bug#598709: lighttpd: workaround for acrobat + msie pdf download bug
On 10/01/2010 01:53 PM, Jérémy Lal wrote: Correction : 8.2.4 is the latest of the 8.x, and is still affected. We can't ask clients to update their software, so even if it's fixed in a newer Reader, the problem will remain for years. Apache, IIS are already working around that issue, why not lighttpd ? Providing a workaround has been stupid in the first place, and it is still stupid. Why support software which hasn't been able to fix a known bug in more than 5 years? Every time you start providing such workarounds it is your fault too if the original bug doesn't get fixed! /me blames apache + IIS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#598709: [pkg-lighttpd] Bug#598709: lighttpd: workaround for acrobat + msie pdf download bug
On 01/10/2010 14:34, Stefan Bühler wrote: On 10/01/2010 01:53 PM, Jérémy Lal wrote: Correction : 8.2.4 is the latest of the 8.x, and is still affected. We can't ask clients to update their software, so even if it's fixed in a newer Reader, the problem will remain for years. Apache, IIS are already working around that issue, why not lighttpd ? Providing a workaround has been stupid in the first place, and it is still stupid. Why support software which hasn't been able to fix a known bug in more than 5 years? Every time you start providing such workarounds it is your fault too if the original bug doesn't get fixed! /me blames apache + IIS It is clear for me that adobe reader is to blame here. However, many people are unfortunately using it, and even if a workaround is something that should be avoided, it penalizes admins using lighttpd as a web server. My clients are complaining that it does not work. I just can't ask 1 visitors to upgrade their software, just to view PDF documents, when any other website does not trigger the bug. But that is not the issue here. The workaround is fairly simple, so it might be at least documented (if it already is, my apologies) or even better put in conf-available, not enabled by default, with a self-explanatory name like 10-screw-adobe-reader.conf ? That way an admin installing lighttpd on debian might get an idea of the issue before it happens and make web clients unhappy. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#598709: [pkg-lighttpd] Bug#598709: lighttpd: workaround for acrobat + msie pdf download bug
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Jérémy Lal kapo...@melix.org wrote: The workaround is fairly simple, so it might be at least documented (if it already is, my apologies) or even better put in conf-available, not enabled by default, with a self-explanatory name like 10-screw-adobe-reader.conf ? That way an admin installing lighttpd on debian might get an idea of the issue before it happens and make web clients unhappy. It might be simple but it's not the ideal thing to do. Olaf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
