Re: Determining how/when to rewrite URLs

Chris Wedgwood wrote:
 
> A redirector only sees the URLs, not the full headers - you need the
> Server: header in many cases to determine whether its a sane OS or
> some kind of lame Win32 or MacOS system your talking to.

True. Which brings up another issue. The current redirector interface
while it is very simple is very hard to extend with additional query
information or results.

Some people may want very much information sent to their redirectors,
some satisfied by the URL style interface of today..

Query information:
* URL
* Method
* User (either ident or proxy_auth)
* Client IP
* Whats previously known about the server (like servertype)
* Whether the request is from a peer or a "browser"
* If it is a authenticated request or not
* Type of browser
* Possibly other information as well.

Result information
* URL
* Redirection
* Access denied
* Use another proxy (status 305)
* Possibly other results as more ideas come up.

/Henrik
Received on Tue Jul 29 2003 - 13:15:54 MDT