Re: Server querying OPTIONS to itself?

"E.S. Rosenberg" <[email protected]> Fri, 23 Jan 2026 07:37:05 +0200
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Quoting
https://serverfault.com/questions/543355/options-http-1-0-in-access-log
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These are internal dummy connections - see

Their appearance is due to your change of MPM from worker to prefork. You
don't need to worry about them, but unless you have a reason to use prefork
then you should probably be on worker.

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HTH,
Eliyahu - =D7=90=D7=9C=D7=99=D7=94=D7=95

Op wo 21 jan 2026 om 19:40 schreef Alessandro Vesely <[email protected]>:

> Is there a reason why lots of these dummy connection are made?
>
> Best
> Ale
>
> 2a02:29e1:500:6c00::2 53226 - [21/Jan/2026:05:08:44 +0100] "OPTIONS *
> HTTP/1.0" "/export/root/home/wmail/*" 200 - "- [2a02:29e1:500:6c00::2]" "=
-"
> "Apache/2.4.66 (Debian) SVN/1.14.5 OpenSSL/3.5.4 mod_apreq2-20101207/2.8.=
1
> mod_perl/2.0.13 Perl/v5.40.1 (internal dummy connection)" "-"
> 2a02:29e1:500:6c00::2 53238 - [21/Jan/2026:05:08:45 +0100] "OPTIONS *
> HTTP/1.0" "/export/root/home/wmail/*" 200 - "- [2a02:29e1:500:6c00::2]" "=
-"
> "Apache/2.4.66 (Debian) SVN/1.14.5 OpenSSL/3.5.4 mod_apreq2-20101207/2.8.=
1
> mod_perl/2.0.13 Perl/v5.40.1 (internal dummy connection)" "-"
> 2a02:29e1:500:6c00::2 53244 - [21/Jan/2026:05:08:46 +0100] "OPTIONS *
> HTTP/1.0" "/export/root/home/wmail/*" 200 - "- [2a02:29e1:500:6c00::2]" "=
-"
> "Apache/2.4.66 (Debian) SVN/1.14.5 OpenSSL/3.5.4 mod_apreq2-20101207/2.8.=
1
> mod_perl/2.0.13 Perl/v5.40.1 (internal dummy connection)" "-"
> 2a02:29e1:500:6c00::2 53256 - [21/Jan/2026:05:08:47 +0100] "OPTIONS *
> HTTP/1.0" "/export/root/home/wmail/*" 200 - "- [2a02:29e1:500:6c00::2]" "=
-"
> "Apache/2.4.66 (Debian) SVN/1.14.5 OpenSSL/3.5.4 mod_apreq2-20101207/2.8.=
1
> mod_perl/2.0.13 Perl/v5.40.1 (internal dummy connection)" "-"
> 2a02:29e1:500:6c00::2 53270 - [21/Jan/2026:05:08:48 +0100] "OPTIONS *
> HTTP/1.0" "/export/root/home/wmail/*" 200 - "- [2a02:29e1:500:6c00::2]" "=
-"
> "Apache/2.4.66 (Debian) SVN/1.14.5 OpenSSL/3.5.4 mod_apreq2-20101207/2.8.=
1
> mod_perl/2.0.13 Perl/v5.40.1 (internal dummy connection)" "-"
> 2a02:29e1:500:6c00::2 39754 - [21/Jan/2026:05:08:49 +0100] "OPTIONS *
> HTTP/1.0" "/export/root/home/wmail/*" 200
> ...
> ...
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Quoting <a href=3D"https://serverfault.com/questions/=
543355/options-http-1-0-in-access-log">https://serverfault.com/questions/54=
3355/options-http-1-0-in-access-log</a></div><div>---</div><div>These are i=
nternal dummy connections - see </div><div><div class=3D"gmail-s-prose gmai=
l-js-post-body">

<p>Their appearance is due to your change of MPM from worker to prefork.
  You don&#39;t need to worry about them, but unless you have a reason to=
=20
use prefork then you should probably be on worker.</p><p>---</p>
    </div>HTH,</div><div>Eliyahu - =D7=90=D7=9C=D7=99=D7=94=D7=95</div><div=
></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">Op wo 21 jan 2026 om 19:40 schreef Alessandro=
 Vesely &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;:<br></=
div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bor=
der-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Is there a reason why=
 lots of these dummy connection are made?<br>
<br>
Best<br>
Ale<br>
<br>
2a02:29e1:500:6c00::2 53226 - [21/Jan/2026:05:08:44 +0100] &quot;OPTIONS * =
HTTP/1.0&quot; &quot;/export/root/home/wmail/*&quot; 200 - &quot;- [2a02:29=
e1:500:6c00::2]&quot; &quot;-&quot; &quot;Apache/2.4.66 (Debian) SVN/1.14.5=
 OpenSSL/3.5.4 mod_apreq2-20101207/2.8.1 mod_perl/2.0.13 Perl/v5.40.1 (inte=
rnal dummy connection)&quot; &quot;-&quot;<br>
2a02:29e1:500:6c00::2 53238 - [21/Jan/2026:05:08:45 +0100] &quot;OPTIONS * =
HTTP/1.0&quot; &quot;/export/root/home/wmail/*&quot; 200 - &quot;- [2a02:29=
e1:500:6c00::2]&quot; &quot;-&quot; &quot;Apache/2.4.66 (Debian) SVN/1.14.5=
 OpenSSL/3.5.4 mod_apreq2-20101207/2.8.1 mod_perl/2.0.13 Perl/v5.40.1 (inte=
rnal dummy connection)&quot; &quot;-&quot;<br>
2a02:29e1:500:6c00::2 53244 - [21/Jan/2026:05:08:46 +0100] &quot;OPTIONS * =
HTTP/1.0&quot; &quot;/export/root/home/wmail/*&quot; 200 - &quot;- [2a02:29=
e1:500:6c00::2]&quot; &quot;-&quot; &quot;Apache/2.4.66 (Debian) SVN/1.14.5=
 OpenSSL/3.5.4 mod_apreq2-20101207/2.8.1 mod_perl/2.0.13 Perl/v5.40.1 (inte=
rnal dummy connection)&quot; &quot;-&quot;<br>
2a02:29e1:500:6c00::2 53256 - [21/Jan/2026:05:08:47 +0100] &quot;OPTIONS * =
HTTP/1.0&quot; &quot;/export/root/home/wmail/*&quot; 200 - &quot;- [2a02:29=
e1:500:6c00::2]&quot; &quot;-&quot; &quot;Apache/2.4.66 (Debian) SVN/1.14.5=
 OpenSSL/3.5.4 mod_apreq2-20101207/2.8.1 mod_perl/2.0.13 Perl/v5.40.1 (inte=
rnal dummy connection)&quot; &quot;-&quot;<br>
2a02:29e1:500:6c00::2 53270 - [21/Jan/2026:05:08:48 +0100] &quot;OPTIONS * =
HTTP/1.0&quot; &quot;/export/root/home/wmail/*&quot; 200 - &quot;- [2a02:29=
e1:500:6c00::2]&quot; &quot;-&quot; &quot;Apache/2.4.66 (Debian) SVN/1.14.5=
 OpenSSL/3.5.4 mod_apreq2-20101207/2.8.1 mod_perl/2.0.13 Perl/v5.40.1 (inte=
rnal dummy connection)&quot; &quot;-&quot;<br>
2a02:29e1:500:6c00::2 39754 - [21/Jan/2026:05:08:49 +0100] &quot;OPTIONS * =
HTTP/1.0&quot; &quot;/export/root/home/wmail/*&quot; 200<br>
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