general/6548: Apache treats an HTTP 1.1 PUT request as a GET in some cases

[Christian Smith <cs...@smith-family.com>]

>Number:         6548
>Category:       general
>Synopsis:       Apache treats an HTTP 1.1 PUT request as a GET in some cases
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Sep 18 13:30:00 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     csmith@smith-family.com
>Release:        1.3.12
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
Rhapsody silo 5.3 Kernel Release 5.3: Wed Mar  3 00:37:58 PST 1999; root(rcbuild
er):Objects/kernel-154.5.obj~2/RELEASE_PPC

Running apache 1.3.12 on an Apple PowerMac running OS X Server 1.1
>Description:
Have built apache 1.3.12 with mod_put linked in. Have configured Apache to allow PUT requests for / and for /cgi-bin/. PUT requests within / but not within /cgi-bin/ function properly.

PUT requests to URIs within /cgi-bin/ result in apache issuing a response as tho an HTTP GET request had been sent. I have verified that indeep a PUT request IS being sent. If the cgi is present the cgi is executed and apache returns the result of the cgi. If the file does not exist apahie returns an error 404.
>How-To-Repeat:
Contact me at csmith@smith-family.com and I can provide an account on a server with which to test this. I can also provide relevent config files.
>Fix:
No, sorry. 
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