> I'm running tomcat 5.0 in a SUSE environment.
> To access the webapp the user has to enter in a web browser
> "app.server:8443" and it automatically redirects to
> "https://app.server:8443/myapp/servlet/login"; (this is made with an
> index.htm in the ROOT context). What I have been looking for is to avoid
> the user to enter the port, so he just enters "app.server" and the
> redirect to work the same. But I cant find the way to do this.
>
> I've been working on this locally, trying to make "localhost" to jump to
> "http://localhost:8080/myapp/servlet/login"; with no good results. Locally
> I don't use HTTPS.
>
> I know it doesn't make much diference because most users have bookmarks,
> but setting up new workstations gets a little easier for the helpdesk team
> and supporting the rest of the users too. For them to remember the port is
> a little awkward because the concept is not clear.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Federico.
