Stuart Donaldson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > Ian, > One difference I found in the new algorithm vs old algorithm was when > passed a directory without a trailing '/' the old algorithm > returns the > directory relying on dispatchRequest() to send a redirect. The new > algorithm treats it as a directory and finds the directory index. > > The rational the old algorithm gives, is that without the > trailing '/' > relative url's would be messed up.
Yes, it sounds like the new algorithm will break relative links because of this. > Also, if I understand the rational for the ExtraPathInfo > setting, it seems > that with ExtraPathInfo and a directory index at the root of > the context, or > a directory index at the root of the default context, you > generally won't > get a 404 error. We walk up the URL looking for a servlet to > handle the > request, and stop there. > > I think the ExtraPathInfo setting should be a servlet by > servlet basis. > The servlet can choose to handle ExtraPathInfo information. > If it does not > handle it, then a 404 error would result. If it does handle > it, then things > proceed as normal. > > This could be implemented by simplifying the > serverSideInfoForRequest*() > operation to always parse out the ExtraPathInfo. Then either > createServletInTransaction() or possible handleGoodURL() would ask the > servlet if it supported ExtraPathInfo, and if it did not, call the > handleBadURL. It would be great for ExtraPathInfo to be selectable on a servlet-by-servlet basis, but if it's a lot harder to do I'd hold off until a future release. But if you think you know how to do it easily, go for it... - Geoff ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: Thawte.com Understand how to protect your customers personal information by implementing SSL on your Apache Web Server. Click here to get our FREE Thawte Apache Guide: http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0029en _______________________________________________ Webware-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-devel
