Re: Filtering headers in Kannel

Hi,

this indeed would be useful, when we send over SMS.

Aarno


On 19 Apr 2007, at 11:32, Georg von Zezschwitz wrote:

> Hi,
>
> A feature I would like to have / implement in Kannel is HTTP header  
> filtering.
>
> Most urgent I would like this feature for the PPG.
>
> Currently, if you submit e.g. by "curl" a PPG request, the  
> generated short message(s) even contains the "curl" user-agent,  
> together with some other useless headers of the "outer" HTTP  
> request. This is certainly not worth extending the push from 1 to 2  
> short messages.
>
> However, I think the feature of filtering headers also for normal  
> WAP requests and responses makes sense.
>
> E.g., the "Server" header is included in nearly every HTTP  
> response, but rarely of use for a mobile client.
>
> I would like to suggest a header white-list and a header black-list  
> that can be configured in Kannel, e.g.
>
> For wapbox:
> request-headers-white-list / request-headers-black-list
> response-headers-white-list / response-headers-black-list
>
> For PPG:
> headers-white-list
> headers-black-list
>
> A useful sample for the PPG would be:
>
> group = ppg
> headers-white-list = "X-Wap-Application-Id Content-Type"
>
> I understand that filtering especially HTTP request headers for Wap  
> requires in-depth understanding of HTTP.
> But I would prefer a "symetric" solution.
>
> Could I get comments on this?
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Georg