I've tracked down this to a change in 2.2.13 from some point between 22-Sep-2002 and 22-Oct-2002 with the description in the changelog saying
*) Eliminate the need for SetHandler or AddHandler with static or external applications. -- FastCGIExternalServer and AddHandler don't work correctly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/275610 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs