modperl-stop_limiting_the_limits

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To: will trillich <will@serensoft.com>
From: merlyn@stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
Subject: Re: <perl>section syntax--where's tfm?
Date: 18 Jul 2001 00:15:20 -0700

>>>>> "will" == will trillich <will@serensoft.com> writes:

will> http://perl.apache.org/guide/config.html mentions this type of
will> thing in passing, but surely there's an in-depth
will> "how-this-works" somewhere...

will> <Limit GET POST>
will>   Order allow,deny
will>   Allow from all
will> </Limit>

Uh, actually, not to solve your smaller problem, but to solve
your bigger problem instead:

STOP LIMITING THE LIMITS.

Almost *all* usage of <Limit> is *wrong*.  Just leave it off.

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To: mod_perl list <modperl@apache.org>
From: Stas Bekman <stas@stason.org>
Subject: Re: <perl>section syntax--where's tfm?
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 16:01:27 +0800 (SGT)

On 18 Jul 2001, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:

> >>>>> "will" == will trillich <will@serensoft.com> writes:
>
> will> http://perl.apache.org/guide/config.html mentions this type of
> will> thing in passing, but surely there's an in-depth
> will> "how-this-works" somewhere...
>
> will> <Limit GET POST>
> will>   Order allow,deny
> will>   Allow from all
> will> </Limit>
>
> Uh, actually, not to solve your smaller problem, but to solve
> your bigger problem instead:
>
> STOP LIMITING THE LIMITS.
>
> Almost *all* usage of <Limit> is *wrong*.  Just leave it off.

Yup, it's explained here:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#limit

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