Thanks for the idea. But I may not have conveyed my problem clearly
enough. I *am* able to have apache run a .taf file (in this case a
simple "Hello World" sort of thing) initially.
But if I wait about 5 minutes and then try to reload the same page the
browser just sits there spinning it's wheels, waiting for some html
from the web server. Eventually the witango client (i.e. the apache2
module) times out with the text I included in my original message.
The behavior seems to fit the definition of a bug (witangod works for a
while, then stops working). So perhaps I should file a bug report.
Ben
* Alan Wolfe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [040204 12:07]:
> this would be a javascript thing, youd put this in your html on the page
> where you wanted the exe to pop up:
>
> <SCRIPT language=javascript>
> <!--
> window.open('http://www.mydomain.com/blah.exe');
> //-->
> </SCRIPT>
>
> hope that works for you....
>
> if it doesn't do the trick you could always find a page that did what it was
> you were trying to accomplish and view the source (:
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben Poliakoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 11:58 AM
> Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: REPOST with subject: witango daemon instability
> on RedHat 9
>
>
> > Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm uncertain what a "window.open" is?
> > It this a witango specific thing? My server is running RedHat Linux 9.
> >
> > Ben
> >
> > * Alan Wolfe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [040204 11:39]:
> > > Hey Ben,
> > >
> > > I havent tried this myself but have you tried doing a window.open to the
> exe
> > > when the page loads?
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ben Poliakoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 11:32 AM
> > > Subject: Witango-Talk: REPOST with subject: witango daemon instability
> on
> > > RedHat 9
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > I've searched the achive of this list but haven't found mention of the
> > > > problem that I'm seeing:
> > > >
> > > > Our new installation of Witango 5.0.1.065 is giving us trouble on a
> > > > RedHat 9 box.
> > > >
> > > > The symptom:
> > > >
> > > > the witango daemon (witangod) starts up and serves requests, but after
> > > > about 5 minutes it just freezes. The tango client eventually times
> out
> > > > (after a few minutes) and displays this message:
> > > >
> > > > Client/Plug-in Error
> > > >
> > > > The client encountered problems in communicating with the
> application
> > > > server. Please check witangoevents.log for further information.
> > > >
> > > > The witangoevents.log doesn't have anything particularly interesting
> in
> > > > it. The last lines look like this:
> > > >
> > > > [10742] 2004-02-02 17:08:20 START INFO Oracle Call
> Interface
> > > (OCI):
> > > > Enabled
> > > > [10742] 2004-02-02 17:08:20 START INFO Listener Address:
> Any
> > > > [10742] 2004-02-02 17:08:20 START INFO Listener Port:
> 18100
> > > > [10742] 2004-02-02 17:08:20 START INFO Allocated 20
> worker
> > > threads
> > > > [10742] 2004-02-02 17:08:21 RUNTIME INFO Skipping empty
> startup
> > > URL
> > > > [10742] 2004-02-02 17:08:22 RUNTIME INFO Started accepting
> user
> > > > requests
> > > >
> > > > We're using an apache2 built from source. Have tried the recommended
> > > > version 2.0.46 as well as the current release (2.0.48). We're seeing
> > > > the same problem with both versions of apache.
> > > >
> > > > An strace of the catatonic witangod process shows me this sort of
> thing
> > > > over and over:
> > > >
> > > > gettimeofday({1075922257, 962880}, NULL) = 0
> > > > gettimeofday({1075922257, 963070}, NULL) = 0
> > > > futex(0x82d2964, FUTEX_WAIT, 150248, {0, 999810000}) = -1 ETIMEDOUT
> > > (Connection
> > > > timed out)
> > > > gettimeofday({1075922258, 972906}, NULL) = 0
> > > > gettimeofday({1075922258, 973101}, NULL) = 0
> > > > futex(0x82d2964, FUTEX_WAIT, 150249, {0, 999805000}) = -1 ETIMEDOUT
> > > (Connection
> > > > timed out)
> > > >
> > > > Although an strace of a functioning witangod process looks much the
> > > > same. I think that just tells me that strace isn't seeing witangod's
> > > > threads very well.
> > > >
> > > > Restarting the witango daemon fixes the problem for another 5 minutes
> or
> > > > so.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone else out there seen this sort of problem?
> > > >
> > > > Ben
> > > >
> > > > --
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