PDF doesn't show in ie over https

["Katiyar, Bhawana" <Bh...@workscape.com>]

> Hi!
> I generate PDFs using Fop. All PDF docs are displyed with IE 5.5, Netscape 6  over HTTP. When i switch it to HTTPS, Netscape works fine but IE gives the following error : Internet Explorer cannot download....Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found.
> My cache-control is set to "private". I have tried making it "no-cache", still doesn't work.
> 
> Please help.
> 
> Thanks in advance
> Bhawana
> 
> 
> 
> Bhawana Katiyar
> 508 861 3010 (O)
> 508 879 0821 (R)
> 847 800 7745 (Cell)
> 
> Workscape was recently featured on Business Now, a  syndicated ABC TV program that showcased our recent successes, including developing and driving the world's largest employee portal.   To  take a look at this informative 5 minute clip, click here:   http://www.workscape.com/video/videoclip.asp
> 
> 
> 

Re: PDF doesn't show in ie over https

["J.Pietschmann" <j3...@yahoo.de>]

Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote:
> Does anybody know the influence of the following issue and if it being
> looked at?

That was the message which lead me on the track to study
a bit about MS-Caching. I believe, however, that stuff
transferred over https is a broader problem, setting
caching wont fix it, probabyl IEx doesn't cache HTTPS
stuff because of security reasons. This could very well
depend on the fixpack applied.

>>>3. IE receives the file but not show it, first, tries to find some
> strange
>>files on your server (on vti dir)

These are the "favorite icons", little pictures IEx
and Mozilla/NS6 show in the URL box. IMHO the second
most useless browser feature.

Various IEx versions have difficulties to hand over a
https connection or uncached PDF to Acrobat Reader even
if they already read and cached these icons.

J.Pietschmann

Re: PDF doesn't show in ie over https

[Nicola Ken Barozzi <ni...@apache.org>]

From: "J.Pietschmann" <j3...@yahoo.de>

> Katiyar, Bhawana wrote:
> >>Hi!
> >>I generate PDFs using Fop. All PDF docs are displyed with IE 5.5,
Netscape 6  over HTTP. When i switch it to HTTPS, Netscape works fine but IE
gives the following error : Internet Explorer cannot download....Internet
Explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The requested site is
either unavailable or cannot be found.
> >>My cache-control is set to "private". I have tried making it "no-cache",
still doesn't work.
>
> This is a known problem with IEx and uncacheable documents
> which aren't handled by IEx itself.
> Perhaps it helps if you give IEx a hint by using an URL
> ending in .pdf. If there are parameters, try to append
> a dummy=.pdf parameter.


Does anybody know the influence of the following issue and if it being
looked at?

Thanks.


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vicente Salvador" <vi...@deister.es>
> To: <fo...@xml.apache.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 3:30 AM
> Subject: Re: Problem embeding pdf in browser using security constraint
> inTomcat4.0.3
>
>
> > I think this problem is due to new headers added on tomcat 4.0.3
response.
> It's dificult to explain but I will try it!!!
> >
> > 1. IE sends the request to your servlet on a protected context.
> > 2. Your servlet tries to send the file but tomcat adds a no-cache
header.
> > 3. IE receives the file but not show it, first, tries to find some
strange
> files on your server (on vti dir) and tries to get the
> >    file from the cache.
> > 4. But no-cache header has been send so IE has not saved the file, so IE
> cannot display it.
> >
> >
> > This is an IE issue, but IE is installed on a lot of PCs, so people of
> tomcat project should care about this. Maybe you can contact
> > with tomcat guys and ask him to add a configuration parameter to
configure
> the headers sended on protectec contexts.
> >
> > This is a tomcat issue, not a fop issue.
> >

--
Nicola Ken Barozzi                   nicolaken@apache.org
            - verba volant, scripta manent -
   (discussions get forgotten, just code remains)
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Re: PDF doesn't show in ie over https

["J.Pietschmann" <j3...@yahoo.de>]

Katiyar, Bhawana wrote:
>>Hi!
>>I generate PDFs using Fop. All PDF docs are displyed with IE 5.5, Netscape 6  over HTTP. When i switch it to HTTPS, Netscape works fine but IE gives the following error : Internet Explorer cannot download....Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found.
>>My cache-control is set to "private". I have tried making it "no-cache", still doesn't work.

This is a known problem with IEx and uncacheable documents
which aren't handled by IEx itself.
Perhaps it helps if you give IEx a hint by using an URL
ending in .pdf. If there are parameters, try to append
a dummy=.pdf parameter.

J.Pietschmann

Re: PDF doesn't show in ie over https

[Oleg Tkachenko <ol...@multiconn.com>]

Katiyar, Bhawana wrote:

>>I generate PDFs using Fop. All PDF docs are displyed with IE 5.5, Netscape 6  over HTTP. 
>>When i switch it to HTTPS, Netscape works fine but IE gives the following error : Internet Explorer cannot download....Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found.
>>My cache-control is set to "private". I have tried making it "no-cache", still doesn't work.

Have you tried to view static (non generated) pdf files via https in IE?

-- 
Oleg Tkachenko
Multiconn International, Israel