Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP6 Programmer's Guide to Web Applications

Registered Servlets

In the legacy servlet system there was a two-step process of registering servlets (servlet.properties) and mapping them to a URL (rules.properties). In Sun Java System Web Server 6.1, the servlets must be moved into a web application, and these settings will be maintained in the web.xml file of that web application.