If I interpret this correctly you're saying if I go to https://www.whateveryoursiteis.com OR http://www.whateveryoursiteis.com:443 IE 6 browser intentionally (with no 301/302 HTTP events being sent from web server) redirects to port 80?
M- This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its conte ----- Original Message ----- From: "Len Popp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tomcat Users List" <users@tomcat.apache.org> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 12:21 PM Subject: Re: Eliminating the need for a trailing slash in accessing sub-directoryresourceson a Tomcat HTTP server > Note that this problem only happens with port 443. With any other > port, IE6 correctly redirects on the same port. Port 443 is usually > used for HTTPS - for some reason IE6 thinks it should redirect to port > 80 in this special case. So, if you're able to use a port other than > 443 the missing-/ URLs will be handled correctly. > -- > Len Popp > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.lmp.dyndns.org/ > > On 10/21/06, Ramez Ghazzaoui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> So the problem's origin is my unusual port assignment. >> Thank you Chuck. Case closed :-) >> -Ramez >> >> Caldarale, Charles R wrote: >> >> From: Ramez Ghazzaoui [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Subject: Re: Eliminating the need for a trailing slash in >> >> accessing sub-directoryresourceson a Tomcat HTTP server >> >> >> >> I was definitely not experiencing a 302 or automatic >> >> refresh/resubmit. >> >> >> > >> > Actually, you are, regardless of browser. Crank up Ethereal and watch >> > the traffic. The 302 comes back, but without a port number, so IE6 >> > switches to port 80 to reissue the GET for /mp3/. Firefox and IE7 >> > appear to have enough sense to stick with the port the connection is on, >> > but IE6 doesn't. >> > >> > - Chuck >> > >> > >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
