On Wednesday 26 September 2001 08:45 pm, Rodent of Unusual Size wrote:
Now that proxy is back in the core, is this going away? Ryan > HTTPD PROXY STATUS: > Last modified at [$Date: 2001/08/30 20:21:56 $] > > Release: > > intended for 1.3/2.0 release date > > httpd 1.3.x) > > Source for HTTP/1.1 mod_proxy is now available > in httpd-proxy/module-1.0/ via CVS > Note: this code now maintains binary compatibility > > first HTTP/1.1 support patch complete; available at > http://dev.apache.org/dist/patches/apply_to_1.3.19/ > > Current HTTP/1.1 patch at > http://dev.apache.org/dist/patches/apply_to_1.3-current > > httpd 2.0) > > work ongoing > Graham's patches for httpd-2.0 committed > > httpd 2.0+) > > email block diagrams exchanged, and clarified a little > talk about these at ApacheCon AFA a new proxy and cache design > got good feedback from Theo and Ian > > RELEASE SHOWSTOPPERS: > > a), b), c) below. > > 2.0 > > * problems with akamai proxies - under investigation > This problem is fixed on FreeBSD 4.3 and Linux 2.2 as of 6/26/01 > * Inter-module dependencies cause the proxy to act up on AIX as a > DSO. Hack in place currently - need to clean this up. > * Remove the last bits of non-threadsafe code. inet_ntoa springs to > mind. > > RELEASE NON-SHOWSTOPPERS BUT WOULD BE REAL NICE TO WRAP THESE UP: > > 1.3.x > > * Ronald Tschaler's patch to mod_proxy to allow other modules to > set headers too (needed by mod_auth_digest) > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Status: TBD > * announce to current-testers@ to get some looking at > * possibly to fold this into a later release (1.3.20++?) > currently being maintained as a separate code base + patch > * Bill Rowe's suggested fix for Win32 - done > * Kwindla Kramer's patches for downstream cache control > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Status: under consideration > * Luis Londono's mod_ssl post patch to fix up after mod_ssl installed > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Status: this needs to go to the mod_ssl guys > > 2.0 > > * announce to current-testers@ to get some looking at > > * Audit all calls to ap_[get,pass]_brigade, and check that > the return values are inspected and acted upon correctly. > As it is, we blithely ignore FAR too many of these calls. > General return code audit would be nice too... > > * problems when streaming mp3 from live365.com, and audio stream dies > and reconnects - we seem to be hanging on the stream close, since > the client (iTunes) may not be actually closing the connection > (not believed to be an HTTP proxy problem) > * Remove any and all code tied to IPv4, for IPv6 compatibility. Go > looking for in_addr. > * Possibly set SO_REUSEPORT in the ftp proxy, as some ftp servers may > need it. > * Possible proxy waiting scoreboard state > > 2.0+ > > * none > > Other known bugs that need fixing: > > 1.3.x > > * many PRs to be cleaned up > > 2.0 > > * none > > 2.0+ > > * none > > Other features that need writing: > > 1.3.x > > * mod_rewrite and possibly mod_include cleanup > > 2.0 > > * none > > 2.0+ > > * none > > Documentation that needs editing: > > 1.3.x > > * mod_proxy.html (needs a once-over) > > 2.0 > > * mod_proxy.html > > 2.0+ > > * none > > Available Patches: > > 1.3.x > > * PR#3489 patch for NoCache/mod_rewrite problem > > 2.0 > > * none > > 2.0+ > > * none > > Open Issues: > > * Eventual reintegration into httpd-2.0. The basic criteria are: > a) The code compiles and runs as often as any code in the tree > b) The functionality makes sense for an HTTP proxy > c) There is an active maintainer who is or can become an ASF > member. > * announce to current-testers@ to get some looking at (1.3/2.0 both) > * announce for inclusion vote and Graham commit privs - done (sort of) > > Problem reports to clean up (finally): > NOTE: These are pulled directly from httpd-2.0's STATUS. > > * PR#362: mod_proxy > Mod_proxy doesn't allow change of error pages > Status: > > * PR#440: mod_proxy > Proxy doesn't deliver documents if not connected > Status: > > * PR#534: mod_proxy > proxy converts ~name to %7Ename when name starts with a dot (.) > Status: > > * PR#612: mod_proxy > Proxy FTP Authentication Fails > Status: > > * PR#700: mod_proxy > Proxy doesn't do links right for OpenVMS files through ftp: > Status: > > * PR#980: mod_proxy > Controlling Access to Remote Proxies would be nice... > Status: > > * PR#994: mod_proxy > Adding authentication "on the fly" through the proxy module > Status: > > * PR#1085: mod_proxy > ProxyRemote make a dead cycle. > Status: > > * PR#1166: mod_proxy > ``nph-'' not honored (no buffering) for ProxyRemote mapping > Status: > > * PR#1290: mod_proxy > Need to know "hit-rate" on proxy cache > Status: > > * PR#1532: mod_proxy > Proxy transfer logging > Status: > > * PR#1547: mod_proxy > No HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR set... > Status: > > * PR#1567: mod_proxy > ProxyRemote proxy requests fail authentication by firewall > Status: > > * PR#1702: mod_proxy > mod_proxy to support persistent conns? > Status: > > * PR#1878: mod_proxy > listing of proxy cache content > Status: > > * PR#2314: mod_proxy > patterns in ProxyRemote > Status: > > * PR#3568: mod_proxy > Accessing URL through proxy server corrupts data. > Status: > > * PR#3605: mod_proxy > Some anonymous FTP URLs ask for authentication > Status: -- ______________________________________________________________ Ryan Bloom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Covalent Technologies [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------
