Incorrect Address Passed When Using POST Versus GET Method (253213)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 95

This article was previously published under Q253213

SYMPTOMS

When you are using a form to request a document and the request is redirected, Internet Explorer indicates a "Done" status but the document may not be displayed.

CAUSE

When you are using the POST method to request a file, Internet Explorer incorrectly attempts to pull the file from the Internet cache instead of from the Web address for the redirected file. When this does not work, the browser displays a blank window and a status of "Done."

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, upgrade to Internet Explorer 5.5.

You can download Internet Explorer 5.5 from the following Microsoft Web sites:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/download

-or-

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, use any of the following methods:

Request that the content provider change the HTML source code to use the GET method instead of the POST method with HTML forms.
Disable in-place activation for the document type.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

177321 Adobe Acrobat .pdf Files Appear as a Blank Window or Frame

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	9/20/2006
Keywords:	kbenv kbprb KB253213