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Posted to dev@httpd.apache.org by Roy Fielding <fi...@beach.w3.org> on 1995/08/17 19:59:19 UTC

Re: NULL in access_log

>Florent Guillaume wrote:
>> 
>> > On Thu, 17 Aug 1995, Andrew Wilson wrote:
>> > > 193.131.197.60 - - [17/Aug/1995:10:33:26 +0100] "NULL" 200 864
>> 
>> >[Mark]
>> > ix-atl11-01.ix.netcom.com - - [15/Aug/1995:05:37:44 +0100] "(null)" 200 -
>> > slc100.xmission.com - - [15/Aug/1995:06:45:02 +0100] "(null)" 404 837

Jim replied:
>
>There's no patch needed, since the patch that _creates_ the "NULL"
>string in the log _is_ the patch.

Yes, a patch is required.  All three of the above log entries are
deceptive.  They should not record 200 unless the request was accepted
and a response returned.  Request Timeouts should record 408 (if it
really is a timeout) or 400 (if the request is just invalid).

.......Roy