* Akins, Brian wrote:
> On 1/25/08 3:51 PM, "André Malo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I don't recommend doing that as it contains a race condition (the file
> > might be changed in the meantime).
>
> That race is in the default_handler as well, isn't it?
Yes. IIRC there's already a bug report for it.
> (That's one of the reasons I like my approach, we just rely on the
> features/bugs of the core. Fix/enhance that and everyone benefits. )
Huh? I don't see why we should dup the bug.
> > By backend I meant here the script providing
> > the x-sendfile header. That's the only place knowing the behaviour of
> > the file exactly.
>
> In theory, if backend gives us an x-sendfile, it shouldn't touch it.
> Especially if it's a x-sendfile-temp (lighttpd calls this something
> strange).
Yes, if it's temp you're right. In the other case there's no guarantee given
to the webserver. X-Sendfile should just take the file and apply the rest
of the headers sent by the backend. Everything doing else lessens its
usefulness.
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