Thanks Alex for quick replay. Definitely I would like to work on this part. Please provide me starting point for the same. Whenever I will get time I will work on this and will be in touch with squid-dev team for problems/queries.
Thanks Vinayak On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 5:37 AM, Alex Rousskov < [email protected]> wrote: > On 04/09/2012 08:00 AM, Vinayak Samak wrote: > > > In SQUID 2.6 there is option to replace http header (header_replace). > > So is there any specific reason header_add is not present in squid.conf > > to add missing / absent http header keys in header of http request? > > Hello Vinayak, > > There are options to add various semi-standard headers such as > X-Forwarded-For. More such options/headers can be added if needed. > > For really custom headers, constant (i.e., hard-coded in squid.conf) > values and "always-add" behavior is usually not sufficient because most > applications require the values to be computed for each transaction, > received values to be deleted or appended to, etc. Most users start with > a constant header idea but eventually realize that they would be better > off with adding custom headers using ICAP or eCAP interfaces, where they > can implement header-specific logic. > > Said that, the demand for a generic option to add a custom header never > goes away so I suspect it will eventually be added. If you would like to > work on the corresponding source code changes, please say so and I will > post some related notes that you can use as a starting point. > > > HTH, > > Alex. > -- *Thanks * ***Vinayak S. Samak * *Please don't print this Email unless you really need to. This will preserve trees on planet earth.* *Save Electricity, Water & Paper!! Go green for better tomorrow :) * *[image: See full size image]* * *
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