Bug in Tomcat3.2.1? - forwarding HTTP request from a Servlet to a JSP

["Sampige, Srinivas" <Sr...@PSS.Boeing.com>]

Hi 
 Iam using tomcat 3.2.1 and i have a servlet "PronServlet" that extends from HttpServlet . Now i have a servlet "LogonServlet" that extends from servlet "PronServlet" (which has got common functionality like checking for a valid session ;has common methods that perform functionality like forwarding HTTP request to another url). In "LogonServlet" i have some code that does some processing and finally forwards the HTTP request to a JSP .Iam getting an error which iam pasting below.I ran the same application on JRun and it works fine .I noticed that if i removed the subclassing and instead subclassed LogonServlet directly from HttpServlet then the application works fine by forwarding the request to the next JSP .Here is the console output .Iam attaching the source code of
 PronServlet and LogonServlet .Anybody from the Tomcat dev team any ideas......?

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Creating a session for the user...
Forwarding request to the MENU page...
2001-07-17 02:17:22 - Ctx( /pron ): Exception in: R( /pron + /webUi/pronMenu.jsp + null) - java.lang.
IllegalArgumentException: Short Read
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpUtils.parsePostData(HttpUtils.java:238)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.RequestUtil.readFormData(RequestUtil.java:101)
        at org.apache.tomcat.core.RequestImpl.handleParameters(RequestImpl.java:691)
        at org.apache.tomcat.core.RequestImpl.getParameterValues(RequestImpl.java:259)
        at org.apache.tomcat.core.RequestImpl.getParameter(RequestImpl.java:250)
        at org.apache.tomcat.facade.HttpServletRequestFacade.getParameter(HttpServletRequestFacade.ja
va:222)
        at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.preCompile(JspServlet.java:326)
        at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:370)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
        at org.apache.tomcat.core.ServletWrapper.doService(ServletWrapper.java:404)
        at org.apache.tomcat.core.Handler.service(Handler.java:286)
        at org.apache.tomcat.core.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:372)
        at org.apache.tomcat.facade.RequestDispatcherImpl.forward(RequestDispatcherImpl.java:194)
        at com.boeing.pron.servlets.LogonServlet.handleApplicationEvent(LogonServlet.java:61)
        at com.boeing.pron.servlets.PronServlet.service(PronServlet.java:56)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
        at org.apache.tomcat.core.ServletWrapper.doService(ServletWrapper.java:404)
        at org.apache.tomcat.core.Handler.service(Handler.java:286)
        at org.apache.tomcat.core.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:372)
        at org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.internalService(ContextManager.java:797)
        at org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.service(ContextManager.java:743)
        at org.apache.tomcat.service.http.HttpConnectionHandler.processConnection(HttpConnectionHandl
er.java:210)
        at org.apache.tomcat.service.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:416)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:498)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484)
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 <<LogonServlet.java>>  <<PronServlet.java>>