On 23 Nov 2011, at 18:22, Nick Kew wrote: > But use of remote_ip and remote_addr goes further than that. > Whoops! No it doesn't: it's just REMOTE_ADDR that features in CGI. Objection-in-principle to wrowe's suggestion withdrawn!
How about, we make a clear break with possible confusion by dropping remote_ip altogether? It has wrowe's desired effect of forcing anyone who uses remote_ip to make a decision over what semantics are in fact needed. Appropriate Terminology Suggestion: Object Protocol Remote Name ------ -------- ------ ---- request_rec HTTP Client client_ip conn_rec TCP Peer peer_ip -- Nick Kew
