[Python-Dev] patch CGIHTTPServer.py for IE POST bug

[Guido van Rossum]

> Steve Holden submitted a patch for the IE POST bug in December, which I
> thought had made it into 2.3a1, but apparently not. I've been using this
> select code to throw away extra bytes from IE POSTs on my Win2K box for
> about four months and haven't noticed any problems using MoinMoin on my
> local box as well as some test POST scripts. However, Steve says he is busy
> with PyCon and this patch, though small, probably needs review before a
> commit.
> 
> The bug:
> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=430160&group_id=5470&atid=105470
> 
> and
> 
> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=427345&group_id=5470&atid=105470
> 
> The patch:
> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=654910&group_id=5470&atid=305470

Looks good to me; it was already assigned to MvL and I've simply
marked it as Accepted.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)