Ciprian Dorin, Craciun wrote: > On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Juliusz Chroboczek > <juliusz.chroboc...@pps.jussieu.fr> wrote: > >>>> For what it's worth, I don't think it's such a bad idea to have the proxy >>>> attempt the search for you as well. Someone would just have to add it to >>>> polipo as an optional feature. >>>> >>> Some help here? >>> >> I'll think about it. What kind of user-interface do you have in mind? >> Invoking a Squid-style redirector, as with forbidden? >> >> Juliusz >> > > I'm afraid I'm not acquainted with Squit-like redirectors, but I > would have proposed a very simple solution, two variables: > * dnsErrorRedirect -> boolean for enabling, > * dnsErrorUrlPrefix -> string, for example http://en.wikipedia.org/ > And when the host is not found, a redirect page will be generated > with the URL prefix being the one given in the variable, and the > suffix, the host name (or keyword as Firefox calls it). > > Ciprian Craciun. >
I like this proposal. Although you could say that only the second variable is needed. (Not set means disabled.) Also, not sure what you mean by redirect page. Once again, I think using an HTTP header for the redirect is my preferred approach. That may have been what you meant, I just wanted to clarify. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Polipo-users mailing list Polipo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/polipo-users
