Chuck,
Thanks for reply. Yes, it does work with Firefox. Using an http
viewer, I repeated my test with IE where the pdf displayed the first
time but not the second time. That is, I
1) entered url xxx/xxx/testfile1.pdf
2) got the login form, logged in, and then the pdf displayed ok.
3) but then entered xxx/xxx/testfile2.pdf and got the pop-up message.
Both times (when the pdf displays and when it doesn't), the
Cache-Control was no-cache as you suggested. However, the pdf always
displays when the j_security_check Posts the request after the initial
login. But when I'm already logged in, IE will never display the pdf.
So it seems that Tomcat is behaving differently in each case. Just
can't see what it is.
WHAT STANDS OUT: The Request Header "Accept" field includes many
entries (eg application/vnd.ms-excel, etc) and the */* when it works.
However Accept only includes */* when it fails. I thought */* means
Accept everything.
Anyway, I'll browse the archives as you suggested to see what I can
find. Thanks very much,
Ed
-----Original Message-----
From: Caldarale, Charles R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 2:56 PM
To: Tomcat Users List
Subject: RE: User Authentication - IE doesn't recognize mime type (pdf,
xls)of files in protected directory
> From: Ed Marshall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: User Authentication - IE doesn't recognize mime type
> (pdf, xls)of files in protected directory
>
> Problem: When accessing files other than a .jsp (pdf,
> xls, etc.) within the protected directory, the browser
> does not recognize the mime type and does not allow me
> to open the file.
Does it work with Firefox?
Look at the HTTP headers being returned with the file; if they contain a
Cache-Control setting of no-cache, IE will not hang onto the file long
enough to let an application open it. It's also possible that an
incorrect mime type is being returned with the file.
You can browse the archives for "pdf" and "cache" and see lots of
traffic about this IE "feature".
http://marc.info/?l=tomcat-user&w=2&r=1&s=pdf+cache&q=b
- Chuck
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