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Matt_Breedlove_
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Aug 01, 2011

Nullifying a particular GET request inside a TCP connection

Situation is a single tcp connection from one client to one server using a VS. Client makes multiple GET requests to the VS using the same tcp connection.     One of those GET requests I would ...
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  • Kevin_Davies_40's avatar
    Kevin_Davies_40
    Aug 02, 2011
    Its all in the details.... in this case /favicon.ico is used for http://www.chami.com/tips/internet/110599I.html

     

    Since this is entirely optional and not required to render the page it should be perfectly safe to use HTTP::respond 404

     

     

    when HTTP_REQUEST {

     

    if { [HTTP::uri] equals {/favicon.ico} } { HTTP::respond 404 }

     

    }

     

     

    Try it and see how it goes.

     

     

     

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Kevin_Davies_40
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Aug 01, 2011
The problem is the type of traffic which it is requesting will determine the response to provide. For example with images, if the response is not the same size image as the original then you may mangle the display of the rendered html page. It would help if you could provide information on the type of object GET is calling. Image? css? html?