other/7131: Cannot view adobe pdf files with web browser. Browser hangs or page is blank

[Steve Lawrence <st...@thestudiogroup.com>]

>Number:         7131
>Category:       other
>Synopsis:       Cannot view adobe pdf files with web browser. Browser hangs or page is blank
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Jan 25 10:30:06 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     steve@thestudiogroup.com
>Release:        1.3.14
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
Apache 1.3.14 on Linux - Mandrake 7.2
>Description:
This problem has been encountered documented earlier. Problem was with byterange problems in 1.3.14. See http://bugs.apache.org/index.cgi/full/6711 for full description
>How-To-Repeat:
Try viewing pdf files with keepalive turned on from 1.3.14 server.
>Fix:
Set the following command in httpd.conf and restart. (You will need SetEnvIf module installed and loaded)

SetEnvIf Request_URI \.pdf nokeepalive

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