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Bug #1449

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"Accept-Ranges: bytes" when range-request is disabled

Added by Anonymous about 17 years ago. Updated over 16 years ago.

Status:
Fixed
Priority:
Normal
Category:
core
Target version:
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Description

When the server is configured to deny range requests, e.g. by putting the following statement in the configuration file:


$HTTP["url"] =~ "\.flv$" {
  server.range-requests = "disable" 
}

When accessing a file that matches the disabled pattern, using either the HEAD or GET methods, the server replies


HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/octet-stream
Accept-Ranges: bytes
ETag: "2038925148" 
Last-Modified: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:22:07 GMT
Content-Length: 9286325
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:56:27 GMT
Server: lighttpd/1.4.18

Note the '''Accept-Ranges: bytes''' header: delivery of the range is indeed disabled, but the server stated that range is supported (in contradiction to section 14.5 of RFC 2068). This confuses clients that try to handle ranges.

-- oded.noam


Files

lighttpd_bug.pcap (36.1 KB) lighttpd_bug.pcap partial capture of a session in which "Range" support is indicated but disabled -- oded.noam Anonymous, 2007-11-13 15:16
0013-Do-not-add-Accept-Ranges-header-if-range-request-is.patch (903 Bytes) 0013-Do-not-add-Accept-Ranges-header-if-range-request-is.patch stbuehler, 2008-02-18 00:15
Actions #1

Updated by Anonymous about 17 years ago

I'm writing one such client that is attempting to handle range requests correctly and just now came across this independently.

-- Rusty C. Shackleford

Actions #2

Updated by stbuehler almost 17 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Fixed
  • Resolution set to fixed

Fixed in r2090

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