HTTP header line is too long?

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 11874
interpreted = N
texte = Anyone able to provide a rationale for these two errors in my WebSTAR log? The following HTTP header line is too long:ERROR! Search argument in URL is too long.Someone was buying a *whole bunch* of books using WebCat and it choked just before they were ready to provide the credit card number. It was a real long search argument, certainly, but how can I deal with this in the future? The server did not crash, but the errors were generated in the log and the visitor did not complete their order.-- Gil Poulsen, Webmaster************************************************************** * AltiM@c * Phone: (908) 469-2567 * * 126 Jerome Avenue * FAX: (908) 469-5823 * * South Bound Brook, NJ * e-mail: help@altimac.com * * 08880-1111 * WWW: http://www.altimac.com * ************************************************************** Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. HTTP header line is too long? (Gil Poulsen 1997)
  2. Re:HTTP header line is too long? (Jay Van Vark 1997)
Anyone able to provide a rationale for these two errors in my WebSTAR log? The following HTTP header line is too long:ERROR! Search argument in URL is too long.Someone was buying a *whole bunch* of books using WebCat and it choked just before they were ready to provide the credit card number. It was a real long search argument, certainly, but how can I deal with this in the future? The server did not crash, but the errors were generated in the log and the visitor did not complete their order.-- Gil Poulsen, Webmaster************************************************************** * AltiM@c * Phone: (908) 469-2567 * * 126 Jerome Avenue * FAX: (908) 469-5823 * * South Bound Brook, NJ * e-mail: help@altimac.com * * 08880-1111 * WWW: http://www.altimac.com * ************************************************************** Gil Poulsen

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