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Date: 4 Dec 2001 23:49:21 -0000
From: Ted Western <twestern@pumatech.com>
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Subject: ServerSupportFunction() with HSE_REQ_SEND_URL_REDIRECT_RESP flag sends status code 200 instead of 302
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>Number:         8944
>Category:       mod_isapi
>Synopsis:       ServerSupportFunction() with HSE_REQ_SEND_URL_REDIRECT_RESP flag sends status code 200 instead of 302
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:
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>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Dec 04 15:50:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     twestern@pumatech.com
>Release:        2.0.28
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
Windows 2000 SR2
Microsoft VC++ 6.0 SR5
>Description:
My ISAPI extension makes use of the CHttpServerContext::ServerSupportFunction to redirect clients. When this method is called with the HSE_REQ_SEND_URL_REDIRECT_RESP flag, a status code of 200 with a "Location: .." header is sent.  The client sees the 200 status and thinks its work is done, displaying a blank page.  If the correct status code of 302 were sent, the client would redirect to the target URL and not display the blank page.

FYI, if I use the HSE_REQ_SEND_URL flag instead of the HSE_REQ_SEND_URL_REDIRECT_RESP flag, my client correctly loads the target page. This is because Apache has fetched the target page and simply respondeds with it.
>How-To-Repeat:
Create a simple ISA that uses the ServerSupportFunction with the HSE_REQ_SEND_URL_REDIRECT_RESP flag.  Then simply invoke the functionality.
>Fix:
The ServerSupportFunction with the HSE_REQ_SEND_URL_REDIRECT_RESP flag should always return a 302 status code, as per the MSDN documentation.
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