Content-Length missing in HTTP request

-------->>> this is the rule i am using to test things:

 

 

when HTTP_REQUEST {

 

i put 512 here as if i dont put a value the connections start to hang.. How to do this if i dont know the Content-Length?

 

HTTP::collect 512

 

}

 

when HTTP_REQUEST_DATA {

 

Two different ways of calculating the payload length.

 

set payload [HTTP::payload]

 

set payload_a [string length $payload]

 

set payload_b [HTTP::payload length]

 

HTTP::header insert "Content-Length-1" $payload_a

 

HTTP::header insert "Content-Length-2" $payload_b

 

HTTP::release

 

}

 

 

 

-------->>> This is my request:

 

 

POST http://10.123.60.80/ HTTP/1.1

 

Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate

 

Content-Type: text/xml;charset=UTF-8

 

SOAPAction: ""

 

User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.1

 

Host: 10.123.60.80

 

---> Content-Length: 666 (only added for testing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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so if i sent a request that includes Content-Length in the http header i get for both Content-Length-1 and Content-Length-2 the correct value (666).

 

 

If the request does not include the Content-Length header parameter i dont get anything. Nothing gets added to the outgoing request header.

 

 

i would appreciate any hints on this.

 

 

/marc