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  1. DSpace
  2. DS-768

All XMLUI Error Pages respond with 200 OK, instead of 404 Not Found

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    • Type: Bug
    • Status: Closed (View Workflow)
    • Priority: Major
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Affects Version/s: 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.7.0, 1.8.0
    • Fix Version/s: 1.8.0
    • Component/s: XMLUI
    • Labels:
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    • Attachments:
      6
    • Comments:
      58
    • Documentation Status:
      Not Required

      Description

      In DSpace 1.7.0 RC1, the XMLUI "Page Not Found" page responds with a 200 OK, rather than the necessary 404 Not Found error.

      For example:
      http://demo.dspace.org/xmlui/NOTAVALIDPATH

      I believe this used to function properly in 1.6.x, but it seems to be broken now.

      Obviously, we want this to return a 404 Not Found, in order to ensure that search engines do not index "Page Not Found" responses.

      Furthermore, it has been discovered that all other XMLUI Error pages (Cocoon Errors or Invalid Continuation errors) also respond with 200 OK. In addition, it seems this affects all 1.6.x versions of DSpace, as the same responses can be found on http://dspace.mit.edu (currently running 1.6.0 with patches), and http://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz (currently running 1.6.2 with patches).

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          is related to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. DS-253 NullPointerException in HttpServletResponseBufferingWrapper (Cocoon bug?)

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. DS-1347 Using an invalid identifier leads to an exception rather than the user-friendly invalid identifier page

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. DS-1384 Very heavy error pages

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Closed

          Task - A task that needs to be done. DS-754 Revisit Browse-By Responses for DSpace 1.8.0

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Closed

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. DS-1596 Page not found look and feel

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Closed

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              • Assignee:
                kshepherd Kim Shepherd
                Reporter:
                tdonohue Tim Donohue
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