Re^4: Finding XML POST data in HTTP::Server::Simple::CGI

Using the test program from above, I found the the Content type made a difference with the above script (on my system).

tuser:/u1/data/MeerKat/taxiiSite$ telnet localhost 8080
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
POST /hello HTTP/1.1
Content-type: text/plain
Content-length: 6

foobar
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

<<<foobar>>>
Connection closed by foreign host.
tuser:/u1/data/MeerKat/taxiiSite$ telnet localhost 8080
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
POST /hello HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/xml
Content-length: 6

foobar
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

<<<undef>>>
Connection closed by foreign host.
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There may also be a difference between the result in the 'handle_request()' and the dispatched 'resp_hello()'.

It is always better to have seen your target for yourself, rather than depend upon someone else's description.

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Re^5: Finding XML POST data in HTTP::Server::Simple::CGI by Anonymous Monk on Mar 16, 2016 at 19:39 UTC
Ah, derby is right - it's a problem with CGI, RT#75628, which was apparently fixed in 4.05. Try upgrading your CGI.	[reply]
Re^6: Finding XML POST data in HTTP::Server::Simple::CGI by Wiggins (Hermit) on Mar 16, 2016 at 19:49 UTC
Bingo!! That fixed it. And I have no memory of ever loading CGI, it was probably a dependency of something It is always better to have seen your target for yourself, rather than depend upon someone else's description.	[reply]
Re^7: Finding XML POST data in HTTP::Server::Simple::CGI by Anonymous Monk on Mar 16, 2016 at 19:57 UTC
CGI was included with Perl itself, up to and including Perl v5.20. According to the Changelog, the problematic Xforms support was present in the CGI distributed with Perl v5.8.9 and up.	[reply]