I think it may be a client bug :(

and yes, I know this is not FOP specific but I'm assuming that since FOP 
users are constantly using this sort of setContentType call, maybe someone 
could come up with a solution :(

Matt
>From: Software AG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: AW: FOP servlet use and SSL?
>Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 15:16:52 +0100
>
>Hi.
>
>setContentType("Application/pdf") worked for me in http environment.
>Perhaps test if you face a client or server bug by downloading a simple PDF
>via the Webserver and HTTPS. If the client still asks for a password, I'd 
>sa
>it's a client bug. Maybe the acrobat viewer is considered unsafe as 
>ActiveX?
>
>This has nothing to do with FOP.
>
>Hiran
>
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> > Von: Matthew Case [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Gesendet: Montag, 14. Januar 2002 15:17
> > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Betreff: FOP servlet use and SSL?
> >
> >
> > I'm working on a servlet that lets the user edit some fields and then
> > generates a custom PDF on the fly to allow the user to preview their
> > changes. All is fine and well but when I call
> > response.setContentType( "application/pdf" ), IE gives me a
> > message box
> > saying "this page has both secure and nonsecure items" or
> > some crap like
> > that. Pressing "No" to "View Nonsecure items?" still brings
> > up my PDF. I got
> > rid of the part that actually creates the PDF and stopped
> > processing at the
> > setContentType call. When the call was turned off the message
> > box went away
> > and when I turned it back on it came back, so I'm 99% sure
> > it's that call
> > that's doing it. Does anyone know why setting your contentType to
> > "application/pdf" on a webpage being delivered via SSL would make IE
> > complain about nonsecure items on the page? Even when there's
> > nothing on the
> > page and all I've done is set my contentType?
> >
> > Matt
> >
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