Re: [squid-users] many "parseHttpRequest: Unsupported method" found

> Hi Amos
> is this kind connection harmful for Squid daemon? I meant Besides Squid
> drop this connection, would this kind of connection cause unstable to the
> daemon ?

Not. Squid dumps the TCP connection as soon as the error is found and
reported.

>
> Also, how could I know the destination IP/host of this kind of connections
> ?
> I could find the client (source) IP address from access.log only.

Squid never handled the request so never had the destination info.

Amos

>
> Thanks
> Best Regards,
> S K
>
>
> --- On Thu, 7/3/08, Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz> wrote:
>
>> From: Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz>
>> Subject: Re: [squid-users] many "parseHttpRequest: Unsupported method"
>> found
>> To: lsk_at_rocketmail.com
>> Cc: squid-users_at_squid-cache.org
>> Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 11:35 PM
>> Siu-kin Lam wrote:
>> > Hi Amos
>> >
>> > Thanks for the reply.
>> > I found most "unsupported method" in
>> cache.log are control-code included. I think they are come
>> from some BT clients.
>> >
>>
>> Ah, in that case there is nothing that can be done in
>> squid.
>> You need to educate users on proper use of proxies with BT,
>> if you think
>> its worth the effort.
>>
>> Amos
>>
>> > Thanks
>> > S K
>> >
>> > --- On Thu, 7/3/08, Amos Jeffries
>> <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz> wrote:
>> >
>> >> From: Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz>
>> >> Subject: Re: [squid-users] many
>> "parseHttpRequest: Unsupported method" found
>> >> To: lsk_at_rocketmail.com
>> >> Cc: squid-users_at_squid-cache.org
>> >> Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 9:44 AM
>> >> Siu-kin Lam wrote:
>> >>> Dear all
>> >>>
>> >>> I am using version2.7 stable 3 as a proxy
>> server. I
>> >> have found many "parseHttpRequest:
>> Unsupported
>> >> method" in cache.log.
>> >>> Is it possible to fix it?
>> >> If you know what the methods are supposed to be.
>> Squid 2.x
>> >> has a
>> >> squid.conf option extension_methods ... which
>> allows you to
>> >> name up to
>> >> 20 new ones which are allowed through.
>> >>
>> >>
>> http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.7/cfgman/extension_methods.html
>> >>
>> >>> Also, could it change to allow any
>> "Unsupported
>> >> method" by default ?
>> >>
>> >> The change is not easy and we have already done it
>> in Squid
>> >> 3.1
>> >> (currently 3-HEAD) with no intentions on
>> back-porting.
>> >>
>> >> Amos
>> >> --
>> >> Please use Squid 2.7.STABLE3 or 3.0.STABLE7
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Please use Squid 2.7.STABLE3 or 3.0.STABLE7
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Received on Fri Jul 04 2008 - 02:48:04 MDT