More Apache mod_proxy woes... (fwd)

[Ben Laurie <be...@gonzo.ben.algroup.co.uk>]

More proxy stuff (sorry, Chuck!).

Cheers,

Ben.

Troy Morrison wrote:
> From heap.ben.algroup.co.uk!arachnet-fw.algroup.co.uk!aurora.zoom.com!zoom.com!spiffnet Fri Jun  7 17:55:50 1996
> Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 10:36:40 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Troy Morrison <sp...@zoom.com>
> To: ben@algroup.co.uk
> Subject: More Apache mod_proxy woes... 
> Message-ID: <Pi...@aurora>
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> 
> Hi Ben,
> 
> I was trying to download a new version of Netscape yesterday when I was 
> stopped in my tracks.... apparently by the ftp_handler in mod_proxy.c.  
> After some poking around and all, I discovered that it expects a URL 
> like:
> 
>      ftp://ftp.host.name/path/to/file;type=[d|i|a]
> 
> But apparently, Netscape doesn't append the "type=" information.  Am I 
> missing something here?
> 
> I've been hacking on it for a little while, and will send you the 
> "changes" when I'm done, just in case you're interested (I've got it 
> properly returning directory listings where appropriate, but the 
> directory lists should *really* be linked, so you can navigate through 
> the FTP tree, right?).  I also have it returning a proper "Content-Type" 
> header for files (based on the local server's idea of file extensions)... 
> does this make sense to do?
> 
> I just don't want to be working on it too much if there's a simpler 
> answer... =)
> 
> Thanks,
> Troy
> 

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