RE: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf

2002-06-24 Thread Jeroen Massar
Günter Knauf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: unfortunately we have symlinks only on *nix platforms, so for all other platforms this isnt a solution... Guenter. Unices all? have symlinks and NT supports lins too. Then still people could instead of symlinking the data copy the configs in and

Re: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf

2002-06-21 Thread Bill Stoddard
+1 - Original Message - From: Günter Knauf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 8:48 AM Subject: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf Hi, can we apply this simple patch so that we dont have to always uncomment 12 lines for getting mod_info / mod_status working?

Re: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf /2

2002-06-21 Thread Bill Stoddard
My vote is to leave this out of the config file but certainly put it in the doc. Bill Hi, I've been asked now a couple of times for a configuration sample for mod_deflate; and since mod_deflate is now a 'normal' module and no more experimental I think there should be a sample in the

Re: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf

2002-06-21 Thread Cliff Woolley
On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Bill Stoddard wrote: can we apply this simple patch so that we dont have to always uncomment 12 lines for getting mod_info / mod_status working? +1 -0.5 Our default config has always taken a minimalist policy, I believe. --Cliff

Re: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf

2002-06-21 Thread Jim Jagielski
Cliff Woolley wrote: On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Bill Stoddard wrote: can we apply this simple patch so that we dont have to always uncomment 12 lines for getting mod_info / mod_status working? +1 -0.5 Our default config has always taken a minimalist policy, I believe. Having it

Re: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf

2002-06-21 Thread Bill Stoddard
On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Bill Stoddard wrote: can we apply this simple patch so that we dont have to always uncomment 12 lines for getting mod_info / mod_status working? +1 -0.5 Our default config has always taken a minimalist policy, I believe. --Cliff Is there a reason that we

Re: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf

2002-06-21 Thread Bill Stoddard
On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Bill Stoddard wrote: can we apply this simple patch so that we dont have to always uncomment 12 lines for getting mod_info / mod_status working? +1 -0.5 Our default config has always taken a minimalist policy, I believe. Having it loaded and

Re: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf

2002-06-21 Thread Jim Jagielski
Bill Stoddard wrote: Playing devil's advocate :-) mod_status and mod_info should NOT be loaded by default. Agreed! Wouldn't this change set things up so that if someone does a compile with mod_status and mod_info included, the resultant config file would make them active? That was my

Re: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf

2002-06-21 Thread Günter Knauf
Cliff Woolley wrote: On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Bill Stoddard wrote: can we apply this simple patch so that we dont have to always uncomment 12 lines for getting mod_info / mod_status working? +1 -0.5 Our default config has always taken a minimalist policy, I believe. the patch doesnt

Re: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf

2002-06-21 Thread Joshua Slive
Bill Stoddard wrote: Playing devil's advocate :-) mod_status and mod_info should NOT be loaded by default. True. But even if they aren't, adding them in active IfModule sections in the default config is too dangerous in my opinion. Those are security-sensitive modules, and there is

Re: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf

2002-06-21 Thread Joshua Slive
Günter Knauf wrote: the patch doesnt enable the modules, just only it's easier to enable them with only removing one # at the load command...; also I'm more thinking of disabling the modules after I have already used them; and if I then comment the load command I must also comment six config

Re: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf

2002-06-21 Thread Cliff Woolley
On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, [ISO-8859-1] Günter Knauf wrote: the patch doesnt enable the modules, just only it's easier to enable them with only removing one # at the load command...; That assumes you compile DSO's. also I'm more thinking of disabling the modules after I have already used them;

Re: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf

2002-06-21 Thread Günter Knauf
Ahhh, but you forget that not everyone uses DSO modules. Many people compile the modules into the server, and for them the module is active regardless of the LoadModule line. Ok, that was the point I missed and convinces me that it's not such a good idea then... then let's make another

RE: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf

2002-06-21 Thread Jeroen Massar
Günter Knauf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: Ahhh, but you forget that not everyone uses DSO modules. Many people compile the modules into the server, and for them the module is active regardless of the LoadModule line. Ok, that was the point I missed and convinces me that it's

Re: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf

2002-06-21 Thread Joshua Slive
Günter Knauf wrote: Ahhh, but you forget that not everyone uses DSO modules. Many people compile the modules into the server, and for them the module is active regardless of the LoadModule line. Ok, that was the point I missed and convinces me that it's not such a good idea then... then

Re: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf

2002-06-21 Thread Bill Stoddard
Bill Stoddard wrote: Playing devil's advocate :-) mod_status and mod_info should NOT be loaded by default. Agreed! Wouldn't this change set things up so that if someone does a compile with mod_status and mod_info included, the resultant config file would make them active? That was

RE: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf

2002-06-21 Thread Günter Knauf
unfortunately we have symlinks only on *nix platforms, so for all other platforms this isnt a solution... Guenter. Better do the configs the 'debian way' then: /etc/apache2/ containing: apache2.conf : default config for running Apache2 minimally. ports.conf : Port 443 etc directives

Re: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf

2002-06-21 Thread Aaron Bannert
On Fri, Jun 21, 2002 at 10:26:46AM -0400, Joshua Slive wrote: Günter Knauf wrote: the patch doesnt enable the modules, just only it's easier to enable them with only removing one # at the load command...; also I'm more thinking of disabling the modules after I have already used them; and

Re: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf /2

2002-06-21 Thread Aaron Bannert
On Fri, Jun 21, 2002 at 02:55:07PM +0200, Günter Knauf wrote: Hi, I've been asked now a couple of times for a configuration sample for mod_deflate; and since mod_deflate is now a 'normal' module and no more experimental I think there should be a sample in the httpd.conf; if you dont think so

Re: [PATCH] Apache2 httpd.conf

2002-06-21 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On Fri, Jun 21, 2002 at 09:34:08AM -0700, Aaron Bannert wrote: +1 for removing the mod-status and mod-info sections from the default config entirely. In an ideal world there would be no default config, Blech. -0 on removing it from the default configuration. IMHO, it's useful - just leave it