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Re: Testing the Post request

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On 6/19/2011 4:03 AM, Pete wrote:
> On Jun 18, 9:36 pm, Stanimir Stamenkov<s7a...@netscape.net>  wrote:
>> Sat, 18 Jun 2011 10:40:00 -0700 (PDT), /Pete/:
>>
>>> I have experience in Java programming but not in J2EE, so working with
>>> HTTP and servlets etc is new to me but at the same time interesting.
>>> So in answer to your question :-
>>> [...]
>>> Do I need help with: steps 1 to 5?
>>> In short yes. Basically I would complete this by the end of the
>>> weekend.
>>
>> Given your time restriction, you may better take the approach
>> suggested by markspace in another reply - write a simple socket
>> server, reading the HTTP request, verifying what you need.  I guess
>> you'll also need to send out a manually crafted HTTP response back
>> from you socket service.
>>
>> You may read the Java Tutorial trail on sockets, if you need further
>> help with that:
>>
>> http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/networking/sockets/
>>
>> --
>> Stanimir
>
> Stanimir, markspace
>
> Thank you for your help.
> It is clear I have a learning curve to overcome on this subject. I
> started to follow the link provided by Stanimar and look towards a
> test harness as suggested by markspace. I felt I had very tight time
> constraint and would not finish in time and did further google
> searches.
>
> I came across this site
> http://www.henrycipolla.com/blog/2010/10/let-me-dump-your-post-free-http-post-test-server/
> Just what i wanted. Ran my program and the site verifed my
> implementation - relief.
>
> However, the link is interesting reading which I will pursue. As
> markspace mentioned, this experice is good and to build on.
>

While you learn, it's also a good idea to get used with tools for packet 
analysis such as Wireshark and Fiddler. Wireshark allows you to capture 
and analyze a wide range of network data, while Fiddler can help you 
easily handcraft your own HTTP requests.

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Testing the Post request Pete <vw_bora@sky.com> - 2011-06-18 04:41 -0700
  Re: Testing the Post request Stanimir Stamenkov <s7an10@netscape.net> - 2011-06-18 17:42 +0300
    Re: Testing the Post request Pete <vw_bora@sky.com> - 2011-06-18 08:54 -0700
      Re: Testing the Post request Stanimir Stamenkov <s7an10@netscape.net> - 2011-06-18 19:33 +0300
        Re: Testing the Post request Pete <vw_bora@sky.com> - 2011-06-18 10:40 -0700
          Re: Testing the Post request Stanimir Stamenkov <s7an10@netscape.net> - 2011-06-18 23:36 +0300
            Re: Testing the Post request Pete <vw_bora@sky.com> - 2011-06-18 15:33 -0700
              Re: Testing the Post request Abu Yahya <abu_yahya@invalid.com> - 2011-06-19 23:10 +0530
      Re: Testing the Post request markspace <-@.> - 2011-06-18 11:11 -0700

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