Re: [squid-users] About squid ICAP implementation

Hi, Henrik

From: Henrik Nordstrom <henrik_at_henriknordstrom.net>
Subject: Re: [squid-users] About squid ICAP implementation
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:34:51 +0100

> On l�r, 2008-11-15 at 05:51 +0900, Takashi Tochihara wrote:
>
> > I think to send "Allow: 204" & Preview: , squid must buffer not the
> > whole message, but the whole *Previewed* message. (part of the message)
>
> "Allow: 204" is not related to previews. It tells the ICAP server that
> it's OK to respond with 204 at any time, even outside of the preview.
>
> The preview is signalled by the "Preview: nnnn" header, and implicitly
> requests the ICAP server to respond with 204 or 100 at the end of the
> preview to continue the transaction or possibly a syntesised response
> replacing the original message.

You are right.

In case of the client sends Preview & Allow: 204, the servier first
responds "100 Continue" and next (as a result) responds "204 No
Content", squid must buffer the whole message.

I understand what you said. Thank you!

best regards,

-- Takashi Tochihara
Received on Tue Nov 18 2008 - 11:26:55 MST