moving computer into DMZ affects Class.getResource() result

[Nick Afshartous <ni...@proactcorp.com>]

We've now identified the problem.  Looks like a bug in iPlanet 
web server 6.0.  
-- 

	Nick


Nick Afshartous writes:
 > 
 > Ok, here's one for the books.  Our app works fine in 
 > our own local network.  We then moved the same box 
 > into the company's DMZ to set up for a demo.  
 > 
 > Boom! It stopped working.  At first we thought it was a Struts
 > issue because the because this line in ActionServlet.initDigester
 > 
 >   URL url = this.getClass().getResource(registrations[i+1]);
 > 
 > is returning null.  This is where the Struts DTDs get registered
 > with the Digester.
 > Then I tried inserting a call to getResource()
 > to see if it could find one of our resource files 
 > (ApplicationResource.properties) and that failed as well.
 > 
 > I know getResource() uses the class loader, but does anyone
 > have any idea why moving a computer from behind a firewall into
 > a DMZ would affect how resources are found ? 
 > 
 > Thanks for any info to help figure this one out.
 > -- 
 > 
 > 	Nick
 > 
 > 
 >