os-windows/6915: Navigator behavior change under Apache local/host server

[Steve Arbayo <sa...@telis.org>]

>Number:         6915
>Category:       os-windows
>Synopsis:       Navigator behavior change under Apache local/host server
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Nov 30 16:30:02 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     sarbayo@telis.org
>Release:        1.3.12 (Win32)
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
Windows 95 with NN 4.x
>Description:
Html/javascript code runs on the "www", but, same code will not run correctly 
on the Apache //localhost: server.
There is a significant difference in how files are handled on the Apache-Win32
versus the "web".
When writing and testing "HTML" code, "http://" url's will not work. Quite 
interestingly, this affects "HTML" only, as in this example:
"<img src="http://localhost:4444/images/9.gif">" does NOT work !
"<img src="file://D|/Perl56i/images/9.gif">"     does work !

however, when I use javascript, I can use relative URL's, such as:
  image.src = "../images/9.gif"; -or-
  image.src ="http://localhost:4444/images/9.gif"

also, when I write javascript "functions", many will not function correctly 
when the //localhost: is mounted, so I have to test them with the browser in 
"stand-alone mode".
This is not a "Browser" specific problem. I have tested this under several 
versions of Netscape (v4.08, v4.5, v4.75) with the exact same results.
I have no idea why the Apache alters the behavior of the browser.

Thanks for your help,
Steve A. <sa...@telis.org>
>How-To-Repeat:
HTML example:
<table>
<tr>
<td><img border="0" src="http://localhost:4444/images/box.jpg" width="100" height="100"></td>
<td><img border="0" src="file:///D|/Perl56i/images/box.jpg" width="100" height="100"></td>
</tr>
<...>
in this instance, only the second image will display, where actually they
should both work.

Javascript example:
<script>
function print_to_msgWindow() {
//this function should print to msgWindow
  msgWindow.document.image.src = "../images/box.jpg";
  msgWindow.document.image.src = "http://localhost:4444/images/box.jpg";
}
</script>
this function does not work on //localhost:, 
but, does on the "www".
>Fix:
None found yet.
>Release-Note:
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