----- Forwarded message from "Andrew M. Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- > Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 18:55:40 +0100 > From: "Andrew M. Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [WWWOFFLE-Users] WWWOFFLE and the Debian apt program > > This is an announcement for users of WWWOFFLE who have problems using > it with the apt program that comes with Debian Linux distributions. > > I have a workaround for the problem that stops apt and WWWOFFLE from > working together. The following entry in /etc/apt/apt.conf will stop > the pipelining in apt from happening. > > Acquire::http::Pipeline-Depth "0"; > > > There is a bug in the apt program that means that it expects multiple > replies from the WWWOFFLE proxy. Since apt uses the HTTP/1.1 protocol > it is allowed to get more than one URL using the same connection to > the proxy or server _if_ the server uses HTTP/1.1. The WWWOFFLE proxy > is an HTTP/1.0 proxy which means that each URL must be requested on a > different connection. > > If anybody believes that WWWOFFLE is not compliant with the HTTP/1.0 > specification then I will be happy to investigate. The apt author > insists that WWWOFFLE is non-compliant (with HTTP/1.0) and that apt is > compliant (with HTTP/1.1). An examination of the apt source code > shows that this is not the case with respect to persistent connections. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Andrew M. Bishop [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.gedanken.demon.co.uk/ > > WWWOFFLE users page: > http://www.gedanken.demon.co.uk/wwwoffle/version-2.5/user.html > ----- End forwarded message ----- ragOO, VU2RGU Keeping the Air-Waves FREE.....Amateur Radio Keeping the W W W FREE..Debian GNU/Linux ----------------------------------------------------------------------- For information on this and other Linux India mailing lists check out http://lists.linux-india.org/
