LO39376: "MAXIMUM URL LENGTH" IN SERVER DOCUMENT DOES NOT WORK WITH A VAL UE > 2K

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• "Maximum URL Length" setting in Server Doc set a maximum URL
  string length
  Domino can handle and if a legnth exceeded, it returned 400
  error. The default
  value is 4K.
  
  However, this does not work if >2K is set, because Max URL is
  hard-coded as 2K
  in the code as MAX_DOMINO_URL_LENGTH.
  
  I give GET request with more than 2048 chars with a default
  setting (4K), which
  should be capable but failed with 400 error.
  
  A fix should be:
  a) change the default value to 2K
  b) add a description to a field help that the maximum for this
  field setting is
  2K.
  
  
  Step to reproduce:
  
  1. change a security setting of Web server to run LS agent
  2. Open this database with Designer
  3. Open agent "PrintHTMLAgentForInvestigate", move to Initialize
  and change
  strUrlFixed variable. Change a server name to your one.
        Currently 'berial.toyosu.japan.ibm.com/huf00304.nsf....'
  is specified.
  Only change the server name part.
  4. From browser, type
  "http://servername/huf00304.nsf/PrintHtmlAgentForInvestigate?Ope
  nAgent"
  5. With "Number of Parameters" set to "997" and Deliminater set
  to "&" in the
  table, Click "OK"
   This will add the number of times of "&=" after ?OpenAgent
  6. Browser is reloaded with lengthly URL.
  
  
  
  I attached nsf that will create a lengthy URL request (Sorry
  that I translated
  only parts necessary for you to look at)
  
  Step to reproduce:
  
  1. change a security setting of Web server to run LS agent
  2. Open this database with Designer
  3. Open agent "PrintHTMLAgentForInvestigate", move to Initialize
  and change
  strUrlFixed variable. Change a server name to your one.
        Currently 'berial.toyosu.japan.ibm.com/huf00304.nsf....'
  is specified.
  Only change the server name part.
  4. From browser, type
  "http://servername/huf00304.nsf/PrintHtmlAgentForInvestigate?Ope
  nAgent"
  5. With "Number of Parameters" set to "997" and Deliminater set
  to "&" in the
  table, Click "OK"
   This will add the number of times of "&=" after ?OpenAgent
  6. Browser is reloaded with lengthly URL.
  
  52 chars with
  "/huf00304.nsf/PrintHtmlAgentForInvestigate?OpenAgent"
  If 997 is specified on "Number of Parameters" Total length of
  URL is 52 + 2*997
  =2046.
  If 998 is specified on "Number of Parameters" Total length of
  URL is 52 + 2*997
  =2048.
  
  
  <Results>
  A) 997 for "Number of Parameters" + "Max URL Length" = 1K
  Failed - "HTTP 400 Bad Request" This is because total length
  2046 is greater
  than 1K. "Max URL Length" is working.
  
  B) 997 for "Number of Parameters" + "Max URL Length" = 4K
  (Default)
  Pass - "HTTP 200 OK" because total length is 2046.
  
  C) 998 for "Number of Parameters" + "Max URL Length" = 4K
  (Default)
  Failed - "HTTP 404 NOT FOUND" because total length is 2048. Even
  though it
  passed Max URL Length check, it failed inside Domino. I supposed
  this is with
  hardcoded 2K in the code.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• This problem was resolved as: No Plans To Fix in this Codestream
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• This APAR is associated with SPR# JUYA7QQ7YY.
  This problem was resolved as: No Plans To Fix in this
   Codestream
  

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Fix information

Applicable component levels

• R703 PSN

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