On Dec 13, 2011, at 5:33 PM, Graham Leggett wrote:
> On 14 Dec 2011, at 12:50 AM, Graham Leggett wrote:
>> On 12 Dec 2011, at 11:25 PM, William A. Rowe Jr. wrote:
>> 
>>> I have a frustrating update, which we need to take into consideration for
>>> the whole remote_ip-related resolution.  From the httpd-ng workgroup...
>> 
>> This makes sense, we're an HTTP server, lets stick to RFC related terms.
> 
> Done in r 1214022.

Huh, I was wondring what Bill was talking about ... I couldn't remember any
discussion that had reversed the meaning, and now I know why.

The IP address received by the server interface when we are acting as a
reverse proxy is not necessarily the IP address of the user agent.  It could
just as easily be the IP address of an ISP proxy, a corporate firewall,
or a dozen other client-side intermediaries that are not the user agent.
Hence, it is just a client.

I can hear Graham screaming now.

No worries -- I don't care what the variable is called in request_rec
as long as the intent is clear enough, so feel free to leave it as is.

....Roy

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