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HTTP client question Mark Gilmore Wed, 02 Aug 2000 19:04:16 -0400

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Hi all,
In attempting to write a Linux version of WPDL
(web-page download utility), I have run into a
STRANGE problem:

When my "HTTP client" logic requests a tv-guide page from
"movies.excite.com" (note: this is the REAL host for tv.excite.com):
	GET /listing/?date=20000803&time=000000&cat=&lineup=C-BAND HTTP/1.0
	Connection: Keep-Alive
	Accept: text/*
	User-Agent: WPDL

I get this response:
	HTTP/1.0 200 OK
	Server: Netscape-Enterprise/2.01
	Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 22:52:27 GMT
	Set-cookie: ZIPMOVIES=none; path=/; domain=.excite.com;
expires=Thursday, 02-Aug-01 18:52:27 EST
	Set-cookie: registered=no; path=/; domain=.excite.com;
expires=Wednesday, 31-Dec-2010 12:00:00 GMT
	Set-cookie: UID=51BA952B3988A602; path=/; domain=.excite.com;
expires=Wednesday, 31-Dec-2010 12:00:00 GMT
	Content-length: 0
	Content-type: text/html

Note the ZERO-length content.
If I enter NO query ("?...") parameters
(e.g. "wpdl movies.excite.com"), then all works fine.

Any clues ?

Thanks,
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST

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