Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 14570 invoked from network); 2 Aug 2006 13:57:21 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 2 Aug 2006 13:57:21 -0000 Received: (qmail 40634 invoked by uid 500); 2 Aug 2006 13:57:14 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-dev-archive@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 40205 invoked by uid 500); 2 Aug 2006 13:57:13 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@httpd.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk Reply-To: dev@httpd.apache.org list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list dev@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 40194 invoked by uid 99); 2 Aug 2006 13:57:13 -0000 Received: from asf.osuosl.org (HELO asf.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 02 Aug 2006 06:57:13 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=10.0 tests=SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (asf.osuosl.org: local policy) Received: from [204.11.219.140] (HELO ls6.firehawksystems.com) (204.11.219.140) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 02 Aug 2006 06:57:12 -0700 Received: from [10.0.0.2] (adsl-69-219-228-182.dsl.ipltin.sbcglobal.net [69.219.228.182]) (authenticated bits=0) by ls6.firehawksystems.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k72Dukpf022650 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 2 Aug 2006 06:56:47 -0700 (PDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) In-Reply-To: <44D05AD4.80509@rowe-clan.net> References: <44D03F79.2030303@nohn.net> <44D05AD4.80509@rowe-clan.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Brian J. France" Subject: Re: [PATCH 40026] ServerTokens Off Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:56:45 -0400 To: dev@httpd.apache.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88.2, clamav-milter version 0.88.2 on ls6.firehawksystems.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.1 (2006-03-10) on ls6.firehawksystems.com X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org X-Old-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL autolearn=no version=3.1.1 X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N On Aug 2, 2006, at 3:57 AM, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: > Sebastian Nohn wrote: >> >> please take the time to read it before voting against the proposal :) I am all for this patch (I know my vote means nothing)! > I've read your comments, agree it's 17 bytes (that you can just as > well remove, > as you point out, by hand.) I have written a protocol output filter that removes the server header, but would much rather have a config directive. > I'm curious - do IE, Firefox or other common clients use the server > name tag > as a clue for fixups around aberrant behavior or to enable optimal > behavior? We (Yahoo!) have run for years without sending the Server header and have not had any problem. I think it is more likely a case of the server detecting the browser and tweaking the output to get around browser bugs. Brian