Closed Bug 168138 Opened 22 years ago Closed 22 years ago

document contains no data error given after multiple POST attempts

Categories

(Core :: Networking: HTTP, defect, P1)

Product:
Core
Component:
Networking: HTTP
Platform:
x86
Windows 98
Type:
defect

Tracking

()

Status:
VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 177326
Milestone:
mozilla1.3alpha

People

(Reporter: alex, Assigned: darin.moz)

References

Details

(Keywords: topembed+, Whiteboard: [double post]) 

Occasionally when clicking on a submit button, the browser will attempt to
re-submit the data ending with a "document contains no data" alert box after a
number of re-tries.  This is really annoying when attempting to send web-based
mail and posting multiple copies of the same mail to the receipient.
what version are you using?
I have had exactly the same problems, on boards/guestbooks without
formkey/multiple post checking it posts 8 - 20 times after hitting the submit
button only once, spamming the message board/guestbook, then finally gives a
document contains no data alert dialog (grr alert dialogs suck)
Oh and using version 1.0 - 1.1 - 1.2a WINXP & 98
speaking of double POSTs...

the solution here is probably to implement the Expect 100 Continue HTTP/1.1
logic and/or to never restart a POST transaction... even if we think the server
never received the request.
Severity: normal → critical
Status: UNCONFIRMED → ASSIGNED
Ever confirmed: true
Keywords: mozilla1.2, nsbeta1, topembed
Priority: -- → P1
Whiteboard: [double post]
Target Milestone: --- → mozilla1.2beta
The build I'm using is 2002053012

Had this happen as well, but not since upgrading to version 1.1-final and
1.0.1(NS7); maybe this is just a coincidence.  Haven't tried with 1.2-alpha.

In earlier versions, when the bug occurred on my system, it always posted
exactly nine times--no more, no less.  Happened more than a few times in
CGI-based chat rooms, with results which generally angered most of the other
participants. :-)

Another manifestation of the bug I stumbled across, this one from a user of
1.1-alpha:  http://www.delacour.net/mt/mt-comments.pl?entry_id=579  Again, it's
exactly nine times.
-> moz 1.3 (just don't have the time to fix this right now unfortunately)
Depends on: 135182
Target Milestone: mozilla1.2beta → mozilla1.3alpha
Keywords: topembed → topembed+
could be dup of bug 177326, especially as in that bug the page was also
requested nine times.
i think this is the same as bug 177326, which is now fixed on the latest nightly
trunk and branch builds.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 177326 ***
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 22 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
Verified dupe.
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
QA Contact: httpqa → junruh
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