[Tcl-bugs] [ tcl-Bugs-504508 ] port 80 in "Host:" request header

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Bugs item #504508, was opened at 2002-01-16 10:15
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Category: 28. http Package
Group: 8.3.4
>Status: Pending
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Allen Pulsifer (apulsifer)
Assigned to: Jeffrey Hobbs (hobbs)
>Summary: port 80 in "Host:" request header

Initial Comment:
http.tcl v2.4 generates a header line in the http 
request that reads:

Host: www.domain.com:80

I have discovered a server (sorry, can't say where) 
that tries to 302 redirect you to "www.domain.com" 
when you request a document from "www.domain.com:80".  
Yeh, I know its stupid, but since I have no control 
over the server, the only reasonable work around is to 
patch http.tcl.

When patched as follows, it works great:

old code:
	puts $s "Host: $host:$port"

new code:
	if {$port == 80} {
		puts $s "Host: $host"
	} else {
		puts $s "Host: $host:$port"
	}

I suggest making this change to http.tcl in order to 
make it more tolerant of brain damaged servers.

Thanks.


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>Comment By: Jeffrey Hobbs (hobbs)
Date: 2002-01-16 10:23

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Can you say what the server was?  That seems inane, since 
the host:port specification is 100% correct with the RFC.  
I'd register this as a bug against the server, rather than 
Tcl.

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