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http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38532 Summary: Missing HTTP header "Content-Type" when response is 304, after a request with "If-Modified-Since" Product: Tomcat 5 Version: 5.0.30 Platform: All OS/Version: All Status: NEW Keywords: RFC Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: Unknown AssignedTo: [email protected] ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The "Content-Type" header is not returned by tomcat when accessing file that have not changed since the last access. To reproduce: - store a static file on server, say myfile.xls - access the file a first time (with IE), everthing work as expected, the "Content-Type" is provided by Tomcat. - access the file a second time (with IE), IE provides a "If-Modified-Since" header and Tomcat response is 304, as expected, but the "Content-Type" header is missing and IE goes crazy. It works well with firefox 1.5 as it does not provide the "If-Modified-Since". The HTTP 1.1 RFC states: "Any HTTP/1.1 message containing an entity-body SHOULD include a Content-Type header[...]", a 304 response is not an entity-body.. therefore it does not really violate any RFC, but it is not the behavior expected by the (current) main browser IE... http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec7.html#sec7.2.1 -- Configure bugmail: http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
