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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.

     

     

     

Kevin_Davies_40's avatar
Kevin_Davies_40
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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.