I am trying to make Apache follow the same rules as the browser On Jan 23, 2008 2:34 PM, Joe Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Giovanni Donelli wrote: > > Take this pac file: > > $ curl http://wpad.wws.lan/wpad.dat > > function FindProxyForURL(url, host) > > { > > // simple hostname > > if (dnsDomainLevels(host) == 0) {return "DIRECT";} > > > > // match Host against local domains (w/ optional :port) > > var dom = /(127\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+|\.wws\.lan\.?|\.local\.?)(:\d+)?/; > > if(dom.test(host)) { return "DIRECT"; } > > > > // All other requests go through port 8080 of proxy > > // should that fail to respond, go direct: > > return "PROXY proxy.wws.lan:8080; DIRECT"; > > } > > > > Obviously the browser needs to evaluate the URL each time it wants to > make > > an http request. So I want to do that in my proxy. > > > > Currently proxy chaning in mod_proxy supports only say: > > ProxyRemote * x.y.z.w > > > > Now not having found mod_proxy can help me in that, I thought about > writing > > a mod that in apache would interpret a pac file. In my configuration, > the > > browser can not be aware of the pac file, only my proxy. > > > > I tried to explain you what was my project doing, instead of asking how > > override the connection to a server. > > > > if this is not a subject of interest of this group, I do apologize for > > having misunderstood the aim of it. However I still don't understand why > > this should be offtopic. > > > > Giovanni > > > > PS: I couldn't figure out a way to search into archives from > > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-modules-dev/. I used > google > > "site:" option, and found no entry for "pac" or wpad. > > > > > > > > On Jan 22, 2008 6:20 PM, Joe Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> First, I want to apologize for keeping this off-topic conversation one > >> last time on the mailing list. I think if we allow this to be > archived, > >> any questions should be more easily answered using archives, hopefully > >> reducing our work load. > >> > >> > >> Giovanni Donelli wrote: > >> > >>> Hi > >>> Thanks for your reply. I do apologize for not being clear. I will > >>> try to restate what I want to achieve. For the sake of this discussion > >>> allow me to simplify the browser/internet interaction as follows: > >>> > >>> User enters URL in browser -> **browser resolves domain name** -> > >>> connect to server x -> HTTP request.... > >>> > >>> In the way the browser **resolves** the DNS is where the pac file is > >>> > >> used. > >> > >> You may want to read and understand the specification first. Remember > >> that browsers do not reconfigure each time a page is hit - they obtain > >> the configuration once (via a direct URL to a .pac, a DHCP response, or > >> a DNS lookup for a wpad hostname - it's in the spec). > >> > >> The only time in those activities that apache could be involved is in > >> the direct URL to a .pac file - and it's a static .pac file you drop on > >> the web server, or serve the proxy.dat file that the DHCP specified or > >> the DNS method is trying to find. In any way, nothing according to > >> apache is occurring that is dynamic - it's just serving a .pac or .dat > >> file. > >> > >> Which means there is no need to set up an apache module that handles > >> stuff like this unless you are really crazy and want to construct a > >> dynamically generated .pac/.dat file (I would not suggest this). > >> > >> If that is the direction you want to go, we may be able to assist - > >> however, I doubt that is what you want. Most proxy servers have static > >> IP addresses, which means the .pac/.dat file should be static as well. > >> > >> Once again, may apologies to those who are expecting module development > >> assistance in this as we're not sure we even need it yet. > >> > >> Joe > >> -- > >> Joseph Lewis <http://sharktooth.org/> > >> "Divide the fire, and you will sooner put it out." - Publius Syrus > >> > >> > > > > > Are you trying to make Apache follow the same rules as the browser when > it proxies (as in a proxy that uses a proxy), or just trying to set it > up? (as in double proxy)? > > Joe > -- > Joseph Lewis <http://sharktooth.org/> > "Divide the fire, and you will sooner put it out." - Publius Syrus >
