On Oct 22, 2010, at 5:56 AM, William A. Rowe Jr. wrote: > On 10/21/2010 8:49 PM, Roy T. Fielding wrote: >> >> So I am currently -1 on the whole idea. I see no need to deprecate >> Limit and LimitExcept. I see considerable harm in removing them >> entirely. I see no harm in introducing new directives that will do >> similar functionality in a better way, documenting those directives >> as the preferred alternative, and modifying our configs accordingly. > > I expected nothing less from you, Lars, Jim and others who would have > approved this broken feature in the first place. >
You mean from people who not only develop but also run it and have comprehension regarding the impact of such extensive config changes for a 2.2->2.4 upgrade, right? Thanks. I think, as Roy says, allowing for Limit/LimitExcept, noting that it is deprecated, and creating a new set of directives that allow people to use the "new method", is a much friendlier approach for our users.
