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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by co...@apache.org on 2005/11/03 16:34:13 UTC

svn commit: r330568 - /httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/STATUS

Author: colm
Date: Thu Nov  3 07:34:09 2005
New Revision: 330568

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=330568&view=rev
Log:
Move the mod_cache + mod_authz_host problem to being a non-showstopper.

Modified:
    httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/STATUS

Modified: httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/STATUS
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/STATUS?rev=330568&r1=330567&r2=330568&view=diff
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--- httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/STATUS (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/STATUS Thu Nov  3 07:34:09 2005
@@ -72,24 +72,6 @@
             implementation (you have suggested that) and once 2.2 is
             released you can't do that anymore. 
 
-    * mod_cache currently trumps mod_authz_host. When serving local content,
-      the directives: "Allow from 10.0.0.0/8\nDeny from all" become
-      meaningless, as any content cached will be served to any IP address.
-      Potential solutions:  
-        i.   mod_cache can be modified to (or be able to) run as a normal
-             handler (ie after the map to storage hook has been run) (presently
-             vetoed) 
-        ii.  mod_cache can be modified to run the map to storage hook.
-        iii. mod_authz_host needs to be re-designed to issue "Vary: *" or 
-             or set r->no_cache for content like this which should not be 
-             cached. However figuring out the situation in which there is an 
-             "Allow from all" tautalogy is non-trivial and error-prone due to
-             a) The common "Allow from all" which is set in all previously 
-             shipped default configs and b) if an admin adds a Deny while an 
-             entity is cached, it would have no effect.
-      References:
-      http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-dev/200510.mbox/%3c20051006204601.GA6619@stdlib.net%3e
-
 CURRENT VOTES:
 
     * httpd-std.conf and friends
@@ -146,6 +128,23 @@
 
 
 RELEASE NON-SHOWSTOPPERS BUT WOULD BE REAL NICE TO WRAP THESE UP:
+
+    * mod_cache currently trumps mod_authz_host. When serving local content,
+      the directives: "Allow from 10.0.0.0/8\nDeny from all" become
+      meaningless, as any content cached will be served to any IP address.
+      Potential solutions:  
+        i.   mod_cache can be modified to (or be able to) run as a normal
+             handler (ie after the map to storage hook has been run)
+        ii.  mod_cache can be modified to run the map to storage hook.
+        iii. mod_authz_host needs to be re-designed to issue "Vary: *" or 
+             or set r->no_cache for content like this which should not be 
+             cached. However figuring out the situation in which there is an 
+             "Allow from all" tautalogy is non-trivial and error-prone due to
+             a) The common "Allow from all" which is set in all previously 
+             shipped default configs and b) if an admin adds a Deny while an 
+             entity is cached, it would have no effect.
+      References:
+      http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-dev/200510.mbox/%3c20051006204601.GA6619@stdlib.net%3e
 
     * Patches submitted to the bug database:
       http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&product=Apache+httpd-2.0&keywords=PatchAvailable