mod_userdir/6828: mod_userdir should check for location URIs

[Anthony Howe <ac...@snert.com>]

>Number:         6828
>Category:       mod_userdir
>Synopsis:       mod_userdir should check for location URIs
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Nov 10 10:40:00 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     achowe@snert.com
>Release:        1.3.14
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
Linux mail.snert.net 2.0.34C52_SK #1 Tue Nov 30 18:14:40 PST 1999 mips unknown
(Cobalt Qube 1 running Redhat)
>Description:
The following does not work:

   http://www.snert.com/~chrisma/server-info

Server-info, server-status, and other handlers that would have been defined as
URIs with <location /cool-handler> sections are not found when the URI prefix is
/~user.  

Everything after the /~user should be considered like a URI, be it a file or
a module handler.  mod_userdir should perform a subrequest on the remaining URI
to determine if its a file or handler.  If it is a handler, it should be the
module's responsibility to determine whether or not it processes the request
in relation to users.

This issue came up during the development of mod_throttle 3.0, where I want to
have a special handler to return the status of an induhvidual server or user.
>How-To-Repeat:
Install something like server-info or server-status. Request a URL something
like this:  http://www.snert.com/~chrisma/server-info
>Fix:
Not as yet.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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