no Via header in mod_proxy (proxy_http.c) (fwd)

[Rob Hartill <ro...@imdb.com>]

not acked

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Date: Mon, 06 Jan 1997 15:37:45 -0500
From: Dave Kristol <dm...@bell-labs.com>
To: apache-bugs@apache.org
Subject: no Via header in mod_proxy (proxy_http.c)

Apache 1.2b3

According to the HTTP/1.1 spec. (Sect. 14.44), a proxy *must* add a Via
header on requests that a proxy relays from a client to a server, and on
responses relayed from a server to a client.  Apache (as proxy) does not
appear to do so.

Dave Kristol

Re: no Via header in mod_proxy (proxy_http.c) (fwd)

[Alexei Kosut <ak...@nueva.pvt.k12.ca.us>]

On Mon, 6 Jan 1997, Dave Kristol wrote:

> According to the HTTP/1.1 spec. (Sect. 14.44), a proxy *must* add a Via
> header on requests that a proxy relays from a client to a server, and on
> responses relayed from a server to a client.  Apache (as proxy) does not
> appear to do so.

You are correct, though it should be noted that Apache's proxy server
is a HTTP/1.0 proxy (and labels its responses and requests such), not
a HTTP/1.1 proxy (although the rest of Apache is
HTTP/1.1-compliant). Bringing the proxy to full HTTP/1.1 compliance is
not something we anticipate being able to do within the Apache 1.2
timeframe, but is planned for the next release thereafter.

Thanks!

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