Thank you Sean and Chetan for ur response but i think there is nothing like, changing the context of the servlet and also the change in the port number actually hapening in my application.
but i will be glad to know more in detail about what Sean said. Sean, if u dont mind, can u please elaborate ?? thanks and regards, Rohan -----Original Message----- From: Sean Burlington [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 3:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Session problems On Monday 11 March 2002 8:13 am, Chetan Hiremath P wrote: > Hi, > This sort of problem occurs if and only if the url to which u are > redirecting has a different port or the servlet to which u are redirecting > is in a different context. > If u are redirecting from a servlet whose url is > http://localhost:80/customers/servlet/list > to a servlet whose url is > http://localhost:80/suppliers/servlet/list > or > https://localhost:443/customers/servlet/list > then the session attributes set in the first servlet will not be accessible > from the next servlet(where it is redirected). > U can test it by redirecting to the servlet with the same url path(ie port > and context). cookies are only valid for the domain specified when they are sent so this problem often occurs if you log into the site using a short form on the machine name - set a cookie and later redirect to the fully qualified domain name (also true if there is more thane one fqdn for the server) (I'm comming to servlets from php,perl - so I'm not sure if you can access the same servlet context from these different hostnames...) -- Sean ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html DISCLAIMER: Information contained and transmitted by this E-MAIL is proprietary to MASCOT SYSTEMS LTD and is intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If this is a forwarded message, the content of this E-MAIL may not have been sent with the authority of the Company. If you are not the intended recipient, an agent of the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering the information to the named recipient, you are notified that any use, distribution, transmission, printing, copying or dissemination of this information in any way or in any manner is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete this mail & notify us immediately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before opening attachments, please scan for viruses ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html
