Microsoft KB Archive/326197

= PRB: Application Center Test May Stop Responding If 302 Response Is Missing Content Header =

Article ID: 326197

Article Last Modified on 10/7/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Architect

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This article was previously published under Q326197



SYMPTOMS
Application Center Test (ACT) may stop responding (hang) if a Web server returns an HTTP 302 response with an empty or missing content header.



CAUSE
If your 302 response does not have a content length header or content, the ACT state computer ignores the reconnect state action (which is to reconnect to the new host) when the connection is closed by the original server.



RESOLUTION
Revise your Web server code so that it returns non-empty content with a 302 response.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in Application Center Test Developer Edition.



MORE INFORMATION
NOTE: By default, Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) will not return 302 responses with empty content. However, you can write IIS filters that override the default behavior and return 302 responses with empty content.

