On 2003.11.03, Zoran Vasiljevic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jim Davidson wrote: > > Zoran is right -- auth callback isn't flexible enough. Should be > > something like: > > > > typedef int (Ns_ConnAuthProc)(Ns_Conn *conn, void *arg) > > > > We should fix this in 4.1 and write a backwards compatible hook to > > support the old Ns_RequestAuthorizeProc. > > This should be fairly easy to do. So, as soon as the 4.0 freezes (I > see it is still in flux although the GM should have been released > already) we could hook this in. This is a very good, simple and > practical idea!
As Jim points out, fixing the hook into the auth. mechanism is an easy change. But, without a set of pre-written authenticators that can be plugged in, for most folks who aren't C programmers or don't want to learn how to write an HTTP authentication module in Tcl using filters, this doesn't do much good. That's why I still think it's important to understand how people will use these alternate methods of authentication that can be plugged in, so that we can actually develop a few canned procs for people to plug in and use. Just my thinking ... -- Dossy -- Dossy Shiobara mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Panoptic Computer Network web: http://www.panoptic.com/ "He realized the fastest way to change is to laugh at your own folly -- then you can let go and quickly move on." (p. 70) -- AOLserver - http://www.aolserver.com/ To Remove yourself from this list, simply send an email to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with the body of "SIGNOFF AOLSERVER" in the email message. You can leave the Subject: field of your email blank.
