Re: polipo, dns, and firefox
"Ciprian Dorin, Craciun" <[email protected]>
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On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Daniel Falk <[email protected]> wrote: > Ciprian Dorin, Craciun wrote: >> >> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Juliusz Chroboczek >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>>> >>>>> For what it's worth, I don't think it's such a bad idea to have the >>>>> proxy >>>>> attempt the search for you as well. Someone would just have to add it >>>>> to >>>>> polipo as an optional feature. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Some help here? >>>> >>> >>> I'll think about it. What kind of user-interface do you have in mind? >>> Invoking a Squid-style redirector, as with forbidden? >>> >>> Juliusz >>> >> >> I'm afraid I'm not acquainted with Squit-like redirectors, but I >> would have proposed a very simple solution, two variables: >> * dnsErrorRedirect -> boolean for enabling, >> * dnsErrorUrlPrefix -> string, for example http://en.wikipedia.org/ >> And when the host is not found, a redirect page will be generated >> with the URL prefix being the one given in the variable, and the >> suffix, the host name (or keyword as Firefox calls it). >> >> Ciprian Craciun. >> > > I like this proposal. Although you could say that only the second variable > is needed. (Not set means disabled.) Also, not sure what you mean by > redirect page. Once again, I think using an HTTP header for the redirect is > my preferred approach. That may have been what you meant, I just wanted to > clarify. Yes, I've meant a 300 family status code with redirection header. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword