Could be a firewall issue; firewalls can cache content and/or bundle IPs. The content caching can cause a user to retrieve the page not from Tomcat, but from the firewall cache ... so s/he would get the 'wrong' dynamic page. The IP bundling can obviate some types of sessions.
Jim -----Original Message----- From: Prashanth Pushpagiri [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 1:39 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: RE: Tomcat looses session with IE5 I tested the same for IE5, 5.5, 6 and netscape. the problem is with a particular client and i was wondering if anyone had prior experiences like this. Prashanth --- Seth Brahler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a session variable set w/ IE5 and I am not > having a problem. It > holds the session nicely. > > At 10:25 AM 6/27/2002 -0700, you wrote: > >No, I dont use SSL(not yet!) and the application is > >JSP based... > > > >I'm stumped...any further suggestions would be > >helpful. > > > >Thanks > >Prashanth > > > >--- "Sexton, George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Here is one possible explanation. > > > > > > If you are using SSL, and you do a re-direct, IE > can > > > generate an extra > > > request to "/". If this is a servlet that dumps > the > > > sessions, then you are > > > out of business. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Prashanth Pushpagiri > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 27 June, 2002 10:43 AM > > > To: Tomcat Users List > > > Subject: Tomcat looses session with IE5 > > > > > > > > > Hello all: > > > > > > I successfully deployed my application using > tomcat > > > 4.0.2 a few weeks ago and tested it on virtually > > > every > > > browser i could get hold of. It works! > > > > > > Todaye I was informed that one of my colleagues > has > > > problems with session maintenance. The browser > is IE > > > 5.0 and sessions are just not maintained. I > check it > > > myself and this is what i found. > > > > > > The user can login using a userid and pwd. He is > > > shown > > > a welcome page as soon as he logged in. Session > > > variables are good. Now, as soon as he clicks on > > > some > > > other link, he is asked to login again. I am not > > > sure > > > what the problem is. I checked the browser > settings > > > and cookies are enabled. Can someone throw some > > > light > > > on what the problems could be and how to resolve > > > them? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Prashanth > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > > > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > >http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Seth Brahler > > HR Information Systems > Cornell University > Office of Human Resources > 337 Pine Tree Road > East Hill Plaza > Ithaca, New York 14853 > > 607-255-9696 > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
