PI78716: FILE IS NOT TRANSLATED USING MVSDS IF CONTENT-ENCODING IS USED WITH IHS 9.0

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In this case, the file name has a Z in it, ie:
  FILE.Z.NAME.BLAH(INDEX)
  
  And the httpd.conf has (by default):
  AddEncoding x-compress Z
  
  This causes IHS 9.0 to not translate the file and the browser
  shows garbled text.
  

Local fix

• Add the following in MVSDS and mvsds locations in the
  httpd.conf:
  RemoveEncoding Z
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Users of IBM HTTP Server (powered by        *
  *                  Apache)                                     *
  *                  on z/OS.                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: MVSDS data sets with a '.Z' in the data *
  *                      set name are not translated and show up *
  *                      as garbled text.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  mod_charset_lite, as of IBM HTTP Server 9.0, will no longer
  translate responses that have a Content-Encoding set to a value
  other than "7bit", "8bit", or "binary".
  This results in MVSDS data sets with a '.Z' in the data set name
  to not be translated when sent to a client and showing up as
  garbled text.
  

Problem conclusion

• The default configuration for IBM HTTP Server was changed to
  remove the x-compress encoding by default for data sets names
  containing a '.Z'. If the encoding was desired, the RemoveEncodi
  Z directive should be removed from the MVSDS stanza.
  
  This fix is targeted for IBM HTTP Server fix packs:
   - 9.0.0.4
  

Temporary fix

• Remove the x-compress encoding for MVSDS data sets:
  
  <Location /mvsds>
      MVSDS ON
      MvsdsDefaultTextType text/plain
      RemoveEncoding Z
  </Location>
  

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WAS IHS ZOS

• Fixed component ID

  5655I3510

Applicable component levels

• R90P PSY

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