Hi, You're wrong ;) >From RFC 2616, the HTTP specification, section 14.36:
14.36 Referer The Referer[sic] request-header field allows the client to specify, for the server's benefit <snip> Yoav Shapira Millennium ChemInformatics >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:JStanczak@;vinu.edu] >Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 11:30 AM >To: Tomcat Users List >Subject: Re: Why does Tomcat not set HTTP_Referer? > > >This is what I thought at first, but it not. The way I understand it is >that the server sets this value in the header information. The client >browser reads this value in and when you click on a link the browser sends >this in the request header. At least that's how I understand it so far. I'm >getting ready to test it now. I thought this would be something the browser >would set it's self, but I guess not. If you want I can send you the >results of what I find. > > >Thank You, > >Justin A. Stanczak >Web Manager >Shake Learning Resource Center >Vincennes University >(812)888-5813 > > >|---------+----------------------------> >| | "Craig R. | >| | McClanahan" | >| | <craigmcc@apache.| >| | org> | >| | | >| | 11/05/02 11:11 PM| >| | Please respond to| >| | "Tomcat Users | >| | List" | >| | | >|---------+----------------------------> > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- - >--------------------------------------| > | >| > | To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >| > | cc: >| > | Subject: Re: Why does Tomcat not set HTTP_Referer? >| > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- - >--------------------------------------| > > > > > > >On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 22:13:39 -0500 >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Reply-To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Why does Tomcat not set HTTP_Referer? >> >> I'm trying to setup some links that jump to another site. That other site >> checks the header for the HTTP_Referer environment variable. When I jump >> from my servlet in Tomcat to this other site this variable is empty. Why >> does Tomcat not set this variable? Am I just doing something wrong? Help. > >The "Referer" header is set by the client, not the server. Tomcat has >nothing to do with (and no control over) what your client browser does. > >Craig McClanahan > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: < >mailto:tomcat-user-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> >For additional commands, e-mail: < >mailto:tomcat-user-help@;jakarta.apache.org> > > > > > > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user- >[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user- >[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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