Problem with Apache Tomcat4.0.6

Hi,

 I am using Apache Tomcat 4.0.6.

 Independent Java program to connect to Oracle 8i database is getting executed without any error, but when I am using the same it is raising an exception Classnot found Exception as follows

type Exception report

message Internal Server Error

description The server encountered an internal error (Internal Server Error) that prevented it from fulfilling this request.

exception

javax.servlet.ServletException: Cannot allocate servlet instance for path /mail/servlet/LoginValidate
      at org.apache.catalina.servlets.InvokerServlet.serveRequest(InvokerServlet.java:434)
      at org.apache.catalina.servlets.InvokerServlet.doPost(InvokerServlet.java:216)
      at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:760)
      at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:247)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:243)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:190)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
      at org.apache.catalina.valves.CertificatesValve.invoke(CertificatesValve.java:246)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(StandardContext.java:2347)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
      at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(ErrorDispatcherValve.java:170)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
      at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:170)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
      at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:468)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:174)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
      at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.process(HttpProcessor.java:1027)
      at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.run(HttpProcessor.java:1125)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534)


root cause

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: oracle/jdbc/driver/OracleDriver
      at mailing.DbAccess.(DbAccess.java:17)
      at mailing.LoginValidate.init(LoginValidate.java:22)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:918)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.allocate(StandardWrapper.java:655)
      at org.apache.catalina.servlets.InvokerServlet.serveRequest(InvokerServlet.java:415)
      at org.apache.catalina.servlets.InvokerServlet.doPost(InvokerServlet.java:216)
      at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:760)
      at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:247)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:243)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:190)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
      at org.apache.catalina.valves.CertificatesValve.invoke(CertificatesValve.java:246)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(StandardContext.java:2347)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
      at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(ErrorDispatcherValve.java:170)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
      at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:170)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
      at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:468)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:174)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
      at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.process(HttpProcessor.java:1027)
      at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.run(HttpProcessor.java:1125)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534)



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Please let me know how to fix this problem.

thanks,
Pramod.