mod_limitipconn merge - try2

2008-08-22 Thread Niklas Edmundsson
I didn't get time to do the mod_limitipconn merge before the summer vacation, so I'm giving it a new try. From the previous discussion i think we got to the following conclusion: - It's a good idea - No licence grant necessary as it's relicensed ASL (or?) I can do the importing into

Re: mod_limitipconn merge - try2

2008-08-22 Thread Graham Leggett
Niklas Edmundsson wrote: I can do the importing into trunk, but I'll need some pointers on where to place it (I'd prefer a final destination, it's too stable for experimental IMHO), where to poke at the build system and finally how to get documentation into place. After selecting a final

Re: mod_limitipconn for httpd 2.2 and mod_cache

2008-08-22 Thread William A. Rowe, Jr.
I don't quite understand... Niklas Edmundsson wrote: The main problem with mod_limitipconn-0.22 was that since mod_cache runs as a quick handler, mod_limitipconn also must run as a quick handler with all those benefits and drawbacks. ... MIME types exempt from limit checking ... hashes are

Re: mod_limitipconn for httpd 2.2 and mod_cache

2008-08-22 Thread Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: We might not be able to do much about that anyways but it should probably be documented that it doesn't limit connections or assist in preventing DoS attacks. Are you talking about mod_limitipconn? If you are, then

Re: mod_limitipconn for httpd 2.2 and mod_cache

2008-08-22 Thread William A. Rowe, Jr.
Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman wrote: William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: We might not be able to do much about that anyways but it should probably be documented that it doesn't limit connections or assist in preventing DoS attacks. Are you talking about mod_limitipconn? If you are, then rename it to

Re: mod_limitipconn for httpd 2.2 and mod_cache

2008-08-22 Thread Niklas Edmundsson
On Fri, 22 Aug 2008, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: I don't quite understand... Niklas Edmundsson wrote: The main problem with mod_limitipconn-0.22 was that since mod_cache runs as a quick handler, mod_limitipconn also must run as a quick handler with all those benefits and drawbacks. ...

Re: mod_limitipconn for httpd 2.2 and mod_cache

2008-08-22 Thread William A. Rowe, Jr.
Niklas Edmundsson wrote: [...] are probably more content with this for now than having to wait for someone committing the Perfecttm solution to httpd :) Right; I'm not saying don't commit it (things can be fixed in trunk, that's the point), but as you mentioned you want to get the naming

Re: mod_limitipconn merge - try2

2008-08-22 Thread William A. Rowe, Jr.
Niklas Edmundsson wrote: I can do the importing into trunk, but I'll need some pointers on where to place it (I'd prefer a final destination, it's too stable for experimental IMHO) this is a form of authorization, it appears to fit in aaa. Perhaps even with a name in that scheme, such as

Re: mod_limitipconn for httpd 2.2 and mod_cache

2008-08-22 Thread Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: I'm pointing out this isn't a connection limit, it's a request limit, and we should probably commit it with an appropriate module name :) mod_req_limit or another variant thereof? - -- Arturo Buanzo Busleiman

Re: mod_limitipconn merge - try2

2008-08-22 Thread Nick Kew
William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: Niklas Edmundsson wrote: I can do the importing into trunk, but I'll need some pointers on where to place it (I'd prefer a final destination, it's too stable for experimental IMHO) this is a form of authorization, it appears to fit in aaa. Perhaps even with a

Re: [community] 2.3.0 alpha on October 1?

2008-08-22 Thread Paul Querna
William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: Thoughts? I think doing *something* is good. I'm not sure tagging 2.3.0 or having another Apache 3.0 D {ream} session is the right thing Right now we just need someone to write lots of code and get us started. /imo. Having said that, I would he happy to

Re: mod_limitipconn merge - try2

2008-08-22 Thread Paul Querna
Nick Kew wrote: William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: Niklas Edmundsson wrote: I can do the importing into trunk, but I'll need some pointers on where to place it (I'd prefer a final destination, it's too stable for experimental IMHO) this is a form of authorization, it appears to fit in aaa.

Re: mod_limitipconn merge - try2

2008-08-22 Thread David Jao
Niklas Edmundsson wrote: I didn't get time to do the mod_limitipconn merge before the summer vacation, so I'm giving it a new try. From the previous discussion i think we got to the following conclusion: - It's a good idea - No licence grant necessary as it's relicensed ASL (or?) I'd be

Re: mod_limitipconn merge - try2

2008-08-22 Thread Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Paul Querna wrote: One might just magically appear if people would like it I would! Abracadabra! - -- Arturo Buanzo Busleiman Independent Linux and Security Consultant - SANS - OISSG - OWASP http://www.buanzo.com.ar/pro/eng.html Mailing List

Re: [community] 2.3.0 alpha on October 1?

2008-08-22 Thread Ruediger Pluem
On 08/22/2008 03:03 AM, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: I'm thinking of tagging 2.3.0 alpha a month before we gather in New Orleans for ApacheCon 2008/US http://us.apachecon.com/c/acus2008/ so that we can begin to gather community feedback and actually /do/ something about it at the hackathon.

Re: mod_limitipconn merge - try2

2008-08-22 Thread Niklas Edmundsson
On Fri, 22 Aug 2008, Nick Kew wrote: this is a form of authorization, it appears to fit in aaa. Perhaps even with a name in that scheme, such as mod_authz_hostlimit or something like that. I'd say that's stretching a point. But since I don't think I can suggest an existing category into

Re: [community] 2.3.0 alpha on October 1?

2008-08-22 Thread William A. Rowe, Jr.
Ruediger Pluem wrote: On 08/22/2008 03:03 AM, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: I'm thinking of tagging 2.3.0 alpha a month before we gather in New Orleans for ApacheCon 2008/US http://us.apachecon.com/c/acus2008/ so that we can begin to gather community feedback and actually /do/ something about

Re: mod_limitipconn merge - try2

2008-08-22 Thread William A. Rowe, Jr.
Niklas Edmundsson wrote: On Fri, 22 Aug 2008, Nick Kew wrote: this is a form of authorization, it appears to fit in aaa. Perhaps even with a name in that scheme, such as mod_authz_hostlimit or something like that. I'd say that's stretching a point. But since I don't think I can suggest an