Perrin Harkins wrote:
If what you're saying is that you can't separate out the mod_perl bits
with a proxy because they do things like authentication, you might be

That's unfortunately exactly the problem. It's not authentication, but the mod_perl bits are still required before proxying can be done.

interested in seeing what LiveJournal does with their proxy called
perlbal.  They use a system of internal redirects to let mod_perl
handle auth functions and pass the file serving off to perlbal.  You
can read about it in Brad Fitzpatrick's presentation (around silde
45):
http://www.danga.com/words/2007_04_linuxfest_nw/linuxfest.pdf

Very interesting reading, thanks for the pointer. I will certainly take a closer look at Perlbal.

Cheers,
-- Jani

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