Return-Path: Mailing-List: contact tomcat-dev-help@jakarta.apache.org; run by ezmlm Delivered-To: mailing list tomcat-dev@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 94091 invoked from network); 19 Jul 2000 15:15:26 -0000 Received: from adsl-63-198-47-229.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net (HELO costin.dnt.ro) (63.198.47.229) by locus.apache.org with SMTP; 19 Jul 2000 15:15:26 -0000 Received: from yahoo.com (simona.dnt.ro [192.168.4.2]) by costin.dnt.ro (8.9.3+Sun/8.9.1) with ESMTP id IAA03289 for ; Wed, 19 Jul 2000 08:14:38 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <3975C6C2.674090C@yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 08:18:26 -0700 From: Costin Manolache X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.72 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: tomcat-dev@jakarta.apache.org Subject: Re: inner workings of servletContext References: <008b01bff096$9d5383c0$3400a8c0@roha> <3974A6F9.2564F2C@eng.sun.com> <002f01bff16e$a899c6d0$3400a8c0@roha> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Rating: locus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N I am working on a doc and I'll check it in, but right now I'm very overloaded. Costin Ronald Haring wrote: > thanks Craig and Costin for your answers. I found out meanwhile that my > knowledge is lacking in the requestinterceptor area, so anymore insight will > be appreciated. > > Gr > Ronald > -------------------------------------------- > If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Costin Manolache" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 8:50 PM > Subject: Re: inner workings of servletContext > > > Ronald Haring wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I'm looking for some information on the inner workings of the tomcat > > > webserver and java web servers in general because I want to make a > server > > > log-on procedure using tomcat. I'm trying to step and trace thru the > code > > > (using System.out.println (sigh)) and I think I've got the general > picture > > > but I would like to test my knowledge against some more reliable papers > than > > > my own. > > > > > > Can anyone point me in the right direction or have any hints? > > > > Most web servers work in the same way - after the request is parsed > > the modules ( Interceptors in tomcat, Filters in IIS, SAF in NES, > > hooks in Apache 2.0) have control and decide if the request is > > authorized or not. > > > > If it is, everything goes on and the request is processed. > > > > If the request is not ok ( wrong or no credentials ) the module will > > return a 500. > > > > The server will then handle the 500 and call a handler ( for tomcat > > the module can also modify the handler, that's true for most > > other servers). > > > > Costin > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tomcat-dev-unsubscribe@jakarta.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: tomcat-dev-help@jakarta.apache.org > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tomcat-dev-unsubscribe@jakarta.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tomcat-dev-help@jakarta.apache.org