Name: gm110360 Date: 12/17/2001


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.0-rc"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build
1.4.0-rc-b89)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-rc-b89, mixed mode)


FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION :
Windows NT 4.0,
Windows 2000



A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
We can't run an applet when Java plug-in 1.4 build 89 runs
under HTTPS on Japanese (probably happens in many non-
English) locale. When I access https://... to run applet
from Japanese machine, the initialization of applet stops
with the message 'Resource loading META-
INF/services/java.nio.charset.spi.CharsetProvider'.

This doesn't happen in English locale with HTTPS. And this
does *NOT* happen in build 88.

While investigation for this, I found the following message
in the access log of the web server (I'm using Oracle iAS
1.0.2.2), when it runs under HTTP (not HTTPS).
---
xxx.xx.xx.xx - - [14/Dec/2001:14:45:53
+0900] "HEAD /forms60java/META-
INF/services/java.nio.charset.spi.CharsetProvider HTTP/1.1"
404 0
---
However I could not find this kind of log for HTTPS. It
finished just after generating access log for the first
HTML page. I think java plug-in has some problems when it
issues HEAD command against web server in HTTPS.

Related bug:
bug 4591027


REGRESSION. Last worked in version merlin-beta3

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1. Configure your web server for HTTPS mode.
2. Set locale to Japanese on your machine.
3. Make an applet.
4. Make a Jar file which includes created applet.
5. Make a HTML file to run the applet from JAR file.
6. Run URL (https://...) from your browser.
7. Status screen will stop at 'Resource loading META-
INF/services/java.nio.charset.spi.CharsetProvider'

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
We expect that java plug-in can run applet in all locale in
HTTPS.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
No exception appears.

This bug can be reproduced always.

Release Regression From : merlin-beta3
The above release value was the last known release where this
bug was knwon to work. Since then there has been a regression.

(Review ID: 137436)
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