ProxyAllow addition to mod_proxy

Hi,

I was looking through the mod_proxy threads and saw a request for the following:

ProxyAllow as opposite for ProxyBlock

Due to a requirement for the same reason specified in the email threads,
preventing abuse of proxy, MasterCard required this same functionality. I made
the changes to the mod_proxy source files to add the ProxyAllow functionality
(Apache-2.0.47).

We have been using this new functionality for about a month in our Dev and
Staging Environment. Production to go live 1/29/04.

So my questions are:

1. Do you see any benefit to adding this functionality to the Apache source?
2. How would I make such a submission of code back to the Apache Group?
-All the documents I have read are for submitting bug fixes and not
enhancements to the source. If you could point me in the right direction to
correctly initiate the enhancement submission process, I would greatly
appreciate it.

Regards,

Rob Reilly

Re: ProxyAllow addition to mod_proxy

Hi Rob.
1. I see some benefit, and I would actually prefer to see a
'proxyallow' in the default configuration

2. mail the output of "cvs diff -u" to this mailing list with a
subject line [PATCH] ...
is the acceptable format for the change. If the change is a major
one you might need to
fill in a form saying it is yours.. (I'll double check on that)


On 29/01/2004, at 2:21 AM, Rob Reilly wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I was looking through the mod_proxy threads and saw a request for the
> following:
>
> ProxyAllow as opposite for ProxyBlock
>
> Due to a requirement for the same reason specified in the email
> threads,
> preventing abuse of proxy, MasterCard required this same
> functionality. I made
> the changes to the mod_proxy source files to add the ProxyAllow
> functionality
> (Apache-2.0.47).
>
> We have been using this new functionality for about a month in our Dev
> and
> Staging Environment. Production to go live 1/29/04.
>
> So my questions are:
>
> 1. Do you see any benefit to adding this functionality to the Apache
> source?
> 2. How would I make such a submission of code back to the Apache
> Group?
> -All the documents I have read are for submitting bug fixes and
> not
> enhancements to the source. If you could point me in the right
> direction to
> correctly initiate the enhancement submission process, I would greatly
> appreciate it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rob Reilly
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: ProxyAllow addition to mod_proxy

Rob Reilly wrote:

> ProxyAllow as opposite for ProxyBlock

> 1. Do you see any benefit to adding this functionality to the Apache source?

Very useful - post a patch :)

Regards,
Graham
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