It sounds like we (GeoTools) should accept `text/xml` especially when requesting getCapabilities documents. But I'm really not sure 403 is the correct response to not accepting the right content type.
Ian On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 at 14:03, Peter Smythe <g...@smythe.co.za> wrote: > With access to Brent's GeoServer, I have managed to reproduce this > problem, and it appears to be a combination of GeoTools HTTPClient (not > MultithreadedHttpClient) and the GEBCO *MapServer* not allowing HTTP > Header "accept": "text/html, image/gif, image/jpeg, *; q=.2, */*; q=.2" > for some reason. > > To reproduce: > In Postman, GET > https://wms.gebco.net/mapserv?REQUEST=GETCAPABILITIES&VERSION=1.3.0&SERVICE=WMS > works fine, until the Accept header is changed from the default */* to > text/html, > image/gif, image/jpeg, *; q=.2, */*; q=.2 > Returns 403 Unauthorised > > This Accept header appears to only be sent by GeoTools HTTPClient and is > not sent by the GeoTools MultithreadedHttpClient, which is what I had on by > default, when the cascaded WMS worked for me on my GeoServer (previous > email): > > [image: image.png] > (in GeoServer New WMS Connection) > > Is this a GeoTools bug? Or GeoServer? > > And then under what circumstances would the WMS data store fall back to > the Simple HTTPClient rather than using the MultithreadedHttpClient (HTTP > connection pooling), even if the above is ticked? > > Peter > > GeoServer PSC > AWS Solutions Architect > https://github.com/petersmythe > > > On Sun, 21 Apr 2024 at 15:19, Peter Smythe <g...@smythe.co.za> wrote: > >> Maybe try again, it works for me from GeoServer v2.25.0: >> >> [image: image.png] >> >> Peter >> >> GeoServer PSC >> AWS Solutions Architect >> https://github.com/petersmythe >> >> >> On Sun, 21 Apr 2024 at 00:50, Brent Wood via Geoserver-users < >> geoserver-us...@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm looking to install geoserver on a ship. >>> >>> I'd like to use the GEBCO WMS service to provide a background map layer, >>> but cache it locally to avoid internet traffic. >>> >>> The capabilities doc is at: >>> >>> https://wms.gebco.net/mapserv?REQUEST=GETCAPABILITIES&VERSION=1.3.0&SERVICE=WMS >>> >>> The layer I wish to provide is: GEBCO_LATEST_SUB_ICE_TOPO >>> >>> I can connect & get the capabilities doc in a browser. I can select & >>> open the layer in QGIS. >>> >>> When I try to set up a WMS store in Geoserver I enter the required >>> parameters, but get told the connection test to the URL failed with error >>> 403. >>> >>> I understand this means the Gebco server is refusing to reply with the >>> doc. I'm not sure why the URL works from a browser but fails when sent from >>> Geoserver, any suggestions appreciated, as far as I know it is an >>> identical request, from the same host. >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Brent Wood. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Geoserver-users mailing list >>> >>> Please make sure you read the following two resources before posting to >>> this list: >>> - Earning your support instead of buying it, but Ian Turton: >>> http://www.ianturton.com/talks/foss4g.html#/ >>> - The GeoServer user list posting guidelines: >>> http://geoserver.org/comm/userlist-guidelines.html >>> >>> If you want to request a feature or an improvement, also see this: >>> https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/wiki/Successfully-requesting-and-integrating-new-features-and-improvements-in-GeoServer >>> >>> >>> geoserver-us...@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users >>> >> _______________________________________________ > Geoserver-users mailing list > > Please make sure you read the following two resources before posting to > this list: > - Earning your support instead of buying it, but Ian Turton: > http://www.ianturton.com/talks/foss4g.html#/ > - The GeoServer user list posting guidelines: > http://geoserver.org/comm/userlist-guidelines.html > > If you want to request a feature or an improvement, also see this: > https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/wiki/Successfully-requesting-and-integrating-new-features-and-improvements-in-GeoServer > > > geoserver-us...@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users > -- Ian Turton
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