documentation/4893: CGI script's output IS buffered on windows

[Christopher Stern <ch...@dnastar.com>]

>Number:         4893
>Category:       documentation
>Synopsis:       CGI script's output IS buffered on windows
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Aug 23 16:10:01 PDT 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     chriss@dnastar.com
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.9
>Environment:
Windows - all versions
>Description:
Acording to the FAQ:

>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
Since the FAQ entry says "Why doesn't my server push work?" it should probably
be stated here that, "On Windows server push Never works." 
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>4.How can I get my script's output without Apache buffering it? Why doesn't my server push work? 
>
>       As of Apache 1.3, CGI scripts are essentially not buffered.
On Windows the is not true. all output friom a cgi is buffered, even if 
its a nph-.