4935 - Plug-in streaming API does not handle "File Not found" error properly

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core Graveyard :: Plug-ins, defect, P3)

Description

[stanley.ho]

When using the new plug-in streaming API for downloading files into the cache,
if the file is not found in the web server, the plug-in streaming API will save
the HTTP respond (File not found in this case) as the requested file, and
return the filename to the plug-in. Thus, the wrong file will be returned to
the plug-in.

This bug is triggered when the file is absent and
nsIPluginStreamListener::OnFileAvailable is called back.

Comment 1

[Eli Goldberg]

Shrirang is now QA owner for Plug-ins; QA assigning all of my Plug-ins bugs over
to him.

Comment 2

[edburns]

Stanley can you please give me a pointer on writing an applet that tests this?

Comment 3

[Jesse Ruderman]

*** Bug 37623 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4

[Jesse Ruderman]

Bug 37623 is a crasher, so adding crash keyword and upping severity.  That bug 
also has a testcase for the windows Quicktime applet on Win98, if that's at all 
useful.  [e-mail], thanks for noticing the connection.

Comment 5

[sean echevarria]

add 4xp keyword

Comment 6

[ekrock's old account (dead)]

Nom. nsbeta3, recc. nsbeta3+ hard stopper. We don't want plug-ins that stream to 
crash when the target file isn't found--lots of key plug-ins stream (RealPlayer 
for example), and files often aren't found.

Comment 7

[Marc Attinasi]

Approving for nsbeta3: 

av, is there any new information on this bug?

Comment 8

[av (gone)]

nsIPluginStreamListener::OnFileAvailable is no longer called if the file is not 
present. Stanley, would you please verify? Marking wfm.

Comment 9

[shrirang khanzode]

Stanley, could you pls verify this ? Thanks !