Re: Malformed Pages
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1999
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 25263
interpreted = N
texte = John, here is an old email from Eric Zelenka of Starnine Technologies that may hold some answers for you. I experienced similar truncation until I turned persistent connections off:>> A couple of things: >> >> (1) Netscape Navigator 2.0 -> 4.5 have a nasty bug in which the connection >> will be terminated and/or files will be truncated if the End of Header >> (\r\n\r\n) falls on a 256, 257 or 258 byte boundary. The next major release of >> WebSTAR will include a work-around to this bug. >> >> (2) There are some browser versions (most notably the early versions of IE) >> which, although they claim to support persistent connections, don't handle >> them correctly. Future versions of WebSTAR will be intelligent enough to not >> serve persistent connections to these clients, while at the same time sending >> persistent connections to newer clients that do handle them correctly. >> >> NOTE: While turning persistent connections off may help resolve the >> connection termination and/or file truncation problem with some files, you >> are in effect transferring the problem from one set of files to another (i.e. >> files whose EOH use to fall above 258 may now be moved into the 256-258 byte >> boundary range range).:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : Brian:Drum :::::::::::::::::::: mailto:bdrum@aecsoft.com : : Web:Designer :::::::::::::::::::: http://www.aecsoft.com : : AEC:Software;:Inc.:::::::::::::::: tel:703.450.1980 :::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::On 12/6/99 3:57 PM, jpeacock@univpress.com wrote:> Environment: > WebCatalog Windows EXE version 3.0.4 > Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 3) > O'Reilly's WebSite 2.4.0.8 (Beta) > Netscape Navigator 4.6 > > Has anyone experienced a problem where a page will display as blank, > although it clearly contains data (using View Source). The pages are alway > large, contain several tables, and seem to end prematurely in View Source. > Almost always, hitting Reload will correct the display problem. I have only > managed to have it happen in Netscape; I hardly ever touch IE until the last > step. > > This is a site that relies heavily on WebDNA for all pages. If I reduce the > number of records returned on the destination page, it reduces the > likelyhood of a problem occurring. When the page works, the HTML appears > fine. I do not think that the coding is causing it; it strikes me that is > is a browser buffer issue. I can get it to happen with two different cache > programs, as well as direct connection. > > I saved the file on an occasion when it displayed properly and found that > the file was ~95k (sans graphics). This is hardly very large (considering I > am now viewing a >300k file from Netscape tech support). Is this a > Netscape/WebCat bug or should I report it to WebSite??? > > John Peacock ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to
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John, here is an old email from Eric Zelenka of Starnine Technologies that may hold some answers for you. I experienced similar truncation until I turned persistent connections off:>> A couple of things: >> >> (1) Netscape Navigator 2.0 -> 4.5 have a nasty bug in which the connection >> will be terminated and/or files will be truncated if the End of Header >> (\r\n\r\n) falls on a 256, 257 or 258 byte boundary. The next major release of >> WebSTAR will include a work-around to this bug. >> >> (2) There are some browser versions (most notably the early versions of IE) >> which, although they claim to support persistent connections, don't handle >> them correctly. Future versions of WebSTAR will be intelligent enough to not >> serve persistent connections to these clients, while at the same time sending >> persistent connections to newer clients that do handle them correctly. >> >> NOTE: While turning persistent connections off may help resolve the >> connection termination and/or file truncation problem with some files, you >> are in effect transferring the problem from one set of files to another (i.e. >> files whose EOH use to fall above 258 may now be moved into the 256-258 byte >> boundary range range).:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : Brian:Drum :::::::::::::::::::: mailto:bdrum@aecsoft.com : : Web:Designer :::::::::::::::::::: http://www.aecsoft.com : : AEC:Software;:Inc.:::::::::::::::: tel:703.450.1980 :::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::On 12/6/99 3:57 PM, jpeacock@univpress.com wrote:> Environment: > WebCatalog Windows EXE version 3.0.4 > Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 3) > O'Reilly's WebSite 2.4.0.8 (Beta) > Netscape Navigator 4.6 > > Has anyone experienced a problem where a page will display as blank, > although it clearly contains data (using View Source). The pages are alway > large, contain several tables, and seem to end prematurely in View Source. > Almost always, hitting Reload will correct the display problem. I have only > managed to have it happen in Netscape; I hardly ever touch IE until the last > step. > > This is a site that relies heavily on WebDNA for all pages. If I reduce the > number of records returned on the destination page, it reduces the > likelyhood of a problem occurring. When the page works, the HTML appears > fine. I do not think that the coding is causing it; it strikes me that is > is a browser buffer issue. I can get it to happen with two different cache > programs, as well as direct connection. > > I saved the file on an occasion when it displayed properly and found that > the file was ~95k (sans graphics). This is hardly very large (considering I > am now viewing a >300k file from Netscape tech support). Is this a > Netscape/WebCat bug or should I report it to WebSite??? > > John Peacock ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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