Re: [PATCH] Binding HTTP clients calls to specific interface

On Thursday 18 December 2003 13:22, Vjacheslav Chekushin wrote:
> Hi, Alexandr.
> I didn't get your point. How do you want to choose with
> each interface to call http_start_request? Is it just round-robin?

nope, it would be specified explicitely, i.e. 
http_start_request(...params..., interface)

>
> I can show you why I using this patch (simplified):
> My host has 2 interfaces - into intranet and into internet.
> What I want is to allow wap user go to internet only.
> So I bind http requests to external interface and that is all.
> Requests can't go to intranet now.

ok, I got your point... But assume you would like additionaly to allow for 
some user requests to go into intranet (password/username/msidn protected), 
then you have no chance todo that on this wapbox because all http request 
would go through internet interface.

>
> Alexander Malysh wrote:
> > Hi Slava,
> >
> > just a question: your patch sets http-interface static for the whole
> > process (http-interface). Would it make sense to set 'interface' for each
> > http request (i.e. by calling http_start_request with wished interface) ?
> >
> > e.g. one application with 2 threads: first thread starts http request
> > through eth0 and second thread through eth1. such is impossible with
> > attached patch or I'm missing something?
> >
> > On Thursday 18 December 2003 09:13, Vjacheslav Chekushin wrote:
> >>Hi, Alexander.
> >>
> >>I've included update to userguide.
> >>Could you check, is it enough?
> >>
> >>Alexander Malysh wrote:
> >>>On Tuesday 16 December 2003 13:53, Vjacheslav Chekushin wrote:
> >>>>Hi, Alexander.
> >>>>
> >>>>The problem is that I haven't write access to CVS ;).
> >>>
> >>>oops, I thought you have write access...
> >>>would you please add new option to userguide and resend a whole patch. I
> >>>will commit it then.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks in advance...
> >>>
> >>>>Alexander Malysh wrote:
> >>>>>Hi Slava,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>as a known open-source-process , no votes/comments are equal to +0 ,
> >>>>> so you as a one that have write access should just commit things,
> >>>>> because some time for review by others elapsed and no vetos are
> >>>>> there.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Only one comment from me: I'm +1 for this patch , but please add this
> >>>>>new config option to userguide. We _must_ keep userguide uptodate.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>On Tuesday 16 December 2003 13:00, Vjacheslav Chekushin wrote:

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Dipl.-Ing.
Alexander Malysh
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