Re: Form Post Submittals - Sporadic? Caused by new patch?

iebug_at_Test.co.uk
Date: 02/13/04 

Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 14:45:20 -0800

all the scripts this is currently effecting are self
calling forms, ie test.cgi has ACTION=test.cgi

So im guessing IE is doing something wrong with cacheing
the page.
Also its only happened on SSL pages so far.

Can anyone confirm the bug on a non SSL page, or
on a page that submits to something else?

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi guys
>
>Just found you, amazed your so few. Spent the last three
>weeks trying to troubleshoot this one. I was beginning to
>think I was on my own with this frustrating problem (see
>subject: "Form values not reaching action page") on this
>newsgroup. There does appear to be growing evidence that
>a serious flaw exists somewhere in the XP Pro/IE.6.
>client browser setup. Will be looking out for you.
>
>I have my windows autoupdate permanently turned off to
>prevent this type of scenario. I manualy update only when
>I need to. For reference my browser version is:
>6.0.2800.1106.XPSP1.020828-1920, update: SP1;Q810487.
>As far as I am aware I have not recieved the recent patch
>zeph refers to dated: Feb 2, 2004. The behaviour I get
>is, never the less, similar to what you are experiencing.
>Comments?
>
>Among the server side scripting technologies I note that
>PHP & PERL have been tested. I can add ColdFusion MX to
>the list. For my client/server details see above posting.
>
>I shall watch this space.
>
>Regards, Steve
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>A very similar thing started happening to me too when
>using
>>IE with the newest security patch, just released.
>>
>>Sporadically, and only when using SSL, *none* of the
>data
>>from my POST form gets passed to my perl5 cgi script
>which
>>is using the CGI.pm module methods to retrieve the
>>data from the form.
>>
>>Pressing Browser Back button and resubmitting the form
>>almost always works, but not always, like the previous
>>person's experience described below. Reloading the
>>page usually makes it fail the first post or 2 after
>>reloading, although from time to time it does work.
>>
>>It is very intermittent.
>>
>>Does anyone know what can be done about this problem.
>>Please email me directly if so.
>>
>>Jim
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>We are seeing the same problem on our live systems but
>>have been
>>>unable to reproduce it (so far) on a test box. The
>>problem occurs
>>>using a simple POST form (no javascript, no URLs with
>>user/password,
>>>etc). This error occurs sporadically. Pressing the
>>browser back
>>>button and resubmitting the form almost always works
>>(though I have
>>>seen it fail twice in a row). This problem does not
>occur
>>with an
>>>unpactched IE6 (that's the Feb 2, 2004 security
>patch).
>>The problem
>>>also does not occur using other browsers. We have seen
>>the problem
>>>occur with the patched IE client running on NT, 2000,
>and
>>XP.
>>>
>>>If you are seeing a similar problem please email me
>with
>>a description
>>>of your configuration.
>>>
>>>- zeph
>>>
>>>
>>>"cfinlay" <cwfsp@*NO-SPAMPLZ*hotmail.com> wrote in
>>message news:<A4091CD1-2004-4EC4-A9B8-
>>D417F7096A1B@microsoft.com>...
>>>> After patching to the new cumulative security update,
>>IE seems to
>>>only sporadically post form information between pages.
>>It doesn't
>>>matter whether or not it's posting back to the PHP it's
>>currently on
>>>or to another one, as it just sometimes forgets the
>>information as it
>>>posts. This has caused tons of problems in my
>workplace
>>where we rely
>>>on form submittals to move and update information, and
>if
>>it doesn't
>>>work, then we're stuck..
>>>>
>>>> Is this sort of thing intentional in the update? Is
>>there a way to fix it? Has anyone else seen this
>>behavior? So far we're looking at 10 machines with the
>>same problem!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> -C
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
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