Is stick tables the same as this? http://haproxy.1wt.eu/download/
On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 7:45 AM, Baptiste <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Using stick tables, you can limit a source IP address based on > different criteria: bytes in/out, req rate, etc.... > > If you want to apply this to some domains or URLs, just use content > switching and apply this limitation on a backend only. > > Cheers > > > On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 1:16 PM, S Ahmed <[email protected]> wrote: > > Can haproxy be used to rate limit clients by either ipaddress or > > hostname(domain name)? > > > > If yes, will it rate limit by simply streaming in the request header? > > > > The reason I am asking, say the client's request contains 100K of http > post > > data. Currently for me to rate limit at the application level, I have to > > read in the entire 100K + request header. If it can be done earlier in > the > > request cycle, that better. > > > > So I want to understand if it simply reads in the request header, will it > > send some tcp type message saying the request was denied thus saving me > BOTH > > bandwitch and server load? >
