If users are having this problem only when the server is serving content
from a protected context in Tomcat, then it is highly likely that you
have run into this.
http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27122
It's something in IE that most people would call a bug, but MS has
chosen to call a feature. The problem occurs when Tomcat appends cache
control headers (i.e. "cache-control:no-cache" and "pragma:no-cache")
that indicate no caching is allowed by HTTP intermediaries. However, IE
interprets these headers to mean that temporary storage in the client is
also forbidden. So IE attempts to write the file to temporary storage as
it does for all file downloads, and cancels the operation when it
encounters the cache control headers. Then the app or file system
(depending on whether you're running or saving the file) tries to find
the file, doesn't find it, and cleverly reports that the site is
unreachable.
To fix it, you simply have to configure Tomcat to not set the cache
control headers when serving content from a protected context. Create a
valve as follows, and put it in the appropriate <context/> element. Make
sure to substitute the class for whatever type of authentication you're
using.
<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.authenticator.DigestAuthenticator"
disableProxyCaching="false" />
It's a silly problem. I ran in to it a while back, and it really
mystified me until I found the bug write-up. Tomcat is doing the right
thing, but MS has declared that IE is working "as designed" in this.
FWIW, the HTTP spec is clear that the no-cache behavior applies to HTTP
intermediaries, not user agents.
-Mark
sudip shrestha wrote:
I have a struts-hibernate powered webapp running off a debian box, jdk
1.5 and tomcat 5.5.7....
I have IE users complaining about page not found problems from time to
time where as Firefox users never. I myselft have never encountered
this problem as I use Firefox....This led me to thinking that this
might be a IE problem...Any suggestions on how to move ahead on the
problem?
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