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I would like to block access through a proxy server to some of my web pages I want to block the access to all the files with the .asp extension Coud you please tell me what is wrong with these rules ? If any of thge environment variables is not Null then I would like to block that client. Thank you <Directory /> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None Options +FollowSymLinks RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_FORWARDED} !^$ RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !^$ RewriteCond %{HTTP_VIA} !^$ RewriteCond %{XPROXY_CONNECTION} !^$ RewriteCond %{PROXY_CONNECTION} !^$ RewriteRule asp$ - [F] </Directory> |
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Thank You wrote: > Hi > > I would like to block access through a proxy server to some of my web > pages > I want to block the access to all the files with the .asp extension > Coud you please tell me what is wrong with these rules ? If any of thge > environment variables is not Null then I would like to block that > client. > > Thank you > > > <Directory /> > Options FollowSymLinks > AllowOverride None > Options +FollowSymLinks > RewriteEngine On > RewriteCond %{HTTP_FORWARDED} !^$ > RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !^$ > RewriteCond %{HTTP_VIA} !^$ > RewriteCond %{XPROXY_CONNECTION} !^$ > RewriteCond %{PROXY_CONNECTION} !^$ > RewriteRule asp$ - [F] > > </Directory> see here: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod...ml#rewritecond AND is implicit so you should have [OR] after each RewriteCond line, since your rule is trigger if any are not null next since you are testing against the empty string you dont need regular expression matching so you can use RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !="" next _and I havent tried it_ how about urls of the form http://server.com/path/file.asp/ Also there are many times when proxies wont revela this info to apache, have you thought about looking around for a list (of IPs or hosts). I wonder what your motivation is for this really as the almost all web users will go through proxies to reach your server, and there are better ways to ban 99% of users! |
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Now my rules look like this
<Directory /> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None Options +FollowSymLinks RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_FORWARDED} !="" [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !="" [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP_VIA} !="" [OR] RewriteCond %{XPROXY_CONNECTION} !="" [OR] RewriteCond %{PROXY_CONNECTION} !="" [OR] RewriteRule php$ - [F] I am using a test proxy that reveals HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR but rewrite is blocking everything no matter what I am using (proxy or direct access). What am I doing wrong ? Is there any way to log the values of the environment variables ? I enabled the rewrite logging (level 9) and I can not see much there. I am trying to stop trolls from writing on my forum Very few proxies allow you to post and even less are high anonimity proxies Later I am going to extend this settings with a perl script that will test the remote hosts to see if there is a proxy installed. Thank you shimmyshack wrote: > Thank You wrote: > > Hi > > > > I would like to block access through a proxy server to some of my web > > pages > > I want to block the access to all the files with the .asp extension > > Coud you please tell me what is wrong with these rules ? If any of thge > > environment variables is not Null then I would like to block that > > client. > > > > Thank you > > > > > > <Directory /> > > Options FollowSymLinks > > AllowOverride None > > Options +FollowSymLinks > > RewriteEngine On > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_FORWARDED} !^$ > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !^$ > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_VIA} !^$ > > RewriteCond %{XPROXY_CONNECTION} !^$ > > RewriteCond %{PROXY_CONNECTION} !^$ > > RewriteRule asp$ - [F] > > > > </Directory> > > see here: > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod...ml#rewritecond > > > AND is implicit so you should have [OR] after each RewriteCond line, > since your rule is trigger if any are not null > next since you are testing against the empty string you dont need > regular expression matching so you can use > RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !="" > next _and I havent tried it_ how about urls of the form > http://server.com/path/file.asp/ > > Also there are many times when proxies wont revela this info to apache, > have you thought about looking around for a list (of IPs or hosts). I > wonder what your motivation is for this really as the almost all web > users will go through proxies to reach your server, and there are > better ways to ban 99% of users! |
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Because that doesn't test the proxy conditions.
Thank you Davide Bianchi wrote: > On 2007-01-18, Thank You <rewrite321123@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > I would like to block access through a proxy server to some of my web > > pages > > I want to block the access to all the files with the .asp extension > > Why don't you use the <Files> directive? Like > > <Files ~ "^\.asp"> > Order allow,deny > Deny from all > </Files> > > Davide > > -- > Normally, machines behave, 'cause they know what's good for them. This > is the main way to tell servers apart from lusers. The lusers don't know > what's good for them. -- Graham Reed on alt.sysadmin.recovery |
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Thank You wrote: > Now my rules look like this > > <Directory /> > Options FollowSymLinks > AllowOverride None > Options +FollowSymLinks > RewriteEngine On > RewriteCond %{HTTP_FORWARDED} !="" [OR] > RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !="" [OR] > RewriteCond %{HTTP_VIA} !="" [OR] > RewriteCond %{XPROXY_CONNECTION} !="" [OR] > RewriteCond %{PROXY_CONNECTION} !="" [OR] > RewriteRule php$ - [F] > > > I am using a test proxy that reveals HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR but rewrite > is blocking everything no matter what I am using (proxy or direct > access). What am I doing wrong ? > > Is there any way to log the values of the environment variables ? > I enabled the rewrite logging (level 9) and I can not see much there. > > I am trying to stop trolls from writing on my forum > Very few proxies allow you to post and even less are high anonimity > proxies > Later I am going to extend this settings with a perl script that will > test the remote hosts to see if there is a proxy installed. > > Thank you > > > > > > > shimmyshack wrote: > > Thank You wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > I would like to block access through a proxy server to some of my web > > > pages > > > I want to block the access to all the files with the .asp extension > > > Coud you please tell me what is wrong with these rules ? If any of thge > > > environment variables is not Null then I would like to block that > > > client. > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > > > > > <Directory /> > > > Options FollowSymLinks > > > AllowOverride None > > > Options +FollowSymLinks > > > RewriteEngine On > > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_FORWARDED} !^$ > > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !^$ > > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_VIA} !^$ > > > RewriteCond %{XPROXY_CONNECTION} !^$ > > > RewriteCond %{PROXY_CONNECTION} !^$ > > > RewriteRule asp$ - [F] > > > > > > </Directory> > > > > see here: > > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod...ml#rewritecond > > > > > > AND is implicit so you should have [OR] after each RewriteCond line, > > since your rule is trigger if any are not null > > next since you are testing against the empty string you dont need > > regular expression matching so you can use > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !="" > > next _and I havent tried it_ how about urls of the form > > http://server.com/path/file.asp/ > > > > Also there are many times when proxies wont revela this info to apache, > > have you thought about looking around for a list (of IPs or hosts). I > > wonder what your motivation is for this really as the almost all web > > users will go through proxies to reach your server, and there are > > better ways to ban 99% of users! you say the rewrite log didnt tell you much, but set to level 9 it will tell you everything you need to know, so post it here for a single request if you need to. what other rules are for that directory, are you using this in an ..htaccess file, are you sure you have permission etc... to test for values i guess you could use your test proxy to request a php with phpinfo(); to try and see if the $_SERVER['HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR'] server variable is set, otherwise just hard code them in a php script to get the value. |
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I have access to the httpd.conf file so no need to use .htaccess.
I wanted to capture the values of the environment variables in the apache log file. It seems that the CustoLog will do the trick http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod...og_config.html I beleive I would have to learn how to enable CustomLog and use %{FOOBAR}e The contents of the environment variable FOOBAR Here is the log (fake IPs ), the only one that is real is the proxy's IP (165.228.128.11, port 80) 111.111.111.111 is an external client, no proxy settings 111.111.111.111 - - [18/Jan/2007:14:38:27 --0500] [222.222.222.222/sid#b9855e48][rid#b9aae018/initial] -4 RewriteCond: input='' pattern='!=""' => not-matched 111.111.111.112 - - [18/Jan/2007:14:38:27 --0500] [222.222.222.222/sid#b9855e48][rid#b9aae018/initial] -4 RewriteCond: input='' pattern='!=""' => not-matched 111.111.111.113 - - [18/Jan/2007:14:38:27 --0500] [222.222.222.222/sid#b9855e48][rid#b9aae018/initial] -4 RewriteCond: input='' pattern='!=""' => not-matched 111.111.111.114 - - [18/Jan/2007:14:38:27 --0500] [222.222.222.222/sid#b9855e48][rid#b9aae018/initial] -4 RewriteCond: input='' pattern='!=""' => not-matched 111.111.111.115 - - [18/Jan/2007:14:38:27 --0500] [222.222.222.222/sid#b9855e48][rid#b9aae018/initial] -4 RewriteCond: input='' pattern='!=""' => not-matched 111.111.111.116 - - [18/Jan/2007:14:38:27 --0500] [222.222.222.222/sid#b9855e48][rid#b9aae018/initial] -2 forcing '/var/www/html/Forum/index.php' to be forbidden 165.228.128.11 - - [18/Jan/2007:14:38:47 --0500] [222.222.222.222/sid#b9855e48][rid#b9aae018/initial] -3 [per-dir /] strip per-dir prefix: /var/www/html/Forum/index.php -> var/www/html/Forum/index.php 165.228.128.11 - - [18/Jan/2007:14:38:47 --0500] [222.222.222.222/sid#b9855e48][rid#b9aae018/initial] -3 [per-dir /] applying pattern 'php$' to uri 'var/www/html/Forum/index.php' 165.228.128.11 - - [18/Jan/2007:14:38:47 --0500] [222.222.222.222/sid#b9855e48][rid#b9aae018/initial] -4 RewriteCond: input='' pattern='!=""' => not-matched 165.228.128.11 - - [18/Jan/2007:14:38:47 --0500] [222.222.222.222/sid#b9855e48][rid#b9aae018/initial] -4 RewriteCond: input='' pattern='!=""' => not-matched 165.228.128.11 - - [18/Jan/2007:14:38:47 --0500] [222.222.222.222/sid#b9855e48][rid#b9aae018/initial] -4 RewriteCond: input='' pattern='!=""' => not-matched 165.228.128.11 - - [18/Jan/2007:14:38:47 --0500] [222.222.222.222/sid#b9855e48][rid#b9aae018/initial] -4 RewriteCond: input='' pattern='!=""' => not-matched 165.228.128.11 - - [18/Jan/2007:14:38:47 --0500] [222.222.222.222/sid#b9855e48][rid#b9aae018/initial] -4 RewriteCond: input='' pattern='!=""' => not-matched 165.228.128.11 - - [18/Jan/2007:14:38:47 --0500] [222.222.222.222/sid#b9855e48][rid#b9aae018/initial] -2 forcing '/var/www/html/Forum/index.php' to be forbidden shimmyshack wrote: > Thank You wrote: > > Now my rules look like this > > > > <Directory /> > > Options FollowSymLinks > > AllowOverride None > > Options +FollowSymLinks > > RewriteEngine On > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_FORWARDED} !="" [OR] > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !="" [OR] > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_VIA} !="" [OR] > > RewriteCond %{XPROXY_CONNECTION} !="" [OR] > > RewriteCond %{PROXY_CONNECTION} !="" [OR] > > RewriteRule php$ - [F] > > > > > > I am using a test proxy that reveals HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR but rewrite > > is blocking everything no matter what I am using (proxy or direct > > access). What am I doing wrong ? > > > > Is there any way to log the values of the environment variables ? > > I enabled the rewrite logging (level 9) and I can not see much there. > > > > I am trying to stop trolls from writing on my forum > > Very few proxies allow you to post and even less are high anonimity > > proxies > > Later I am going to extend this settings with a perl script that will > > test the remote hosts to see if there is a proxy installed. > > > > Thank you > > > > > > > > > > > > > > shimmyshack wrote: > > > Thank You wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > I would like to block access through a proxy server to some of my web > > > > pages > > > > I want to block the access to all the files with the .asp extension > > > > Coud you please tell me what is wrong with these rules ? If any of thge > > > > environment variables is not Null then I would like to block that > > > > client. > > > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > > > > > > > > <Directory /> > > > > Options FollowSymLinks > > > > AllowOverride None > > > > Options +FollowSymLinks > > > > RewriteEngine On > > > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_FORWARDED} !^$ > > > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !^$ > > > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_VIA} !^$ > > > > RewriteCond %{XPROXY_CONNECTION} !^$ > > > > RewriteCond %{PROXY_CONNECTION} !^$ > > > > RewriteRule asp$ - [F] > > > > > > > > </Directory> > > > > > > see here: > > > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod...ml#rewritecond > > > > > > > > > AND is implicit so you should have [OR] after each RewriteCond line, > > > since your rule is trigger if any are not null > > > next since you are testing against the empty string you dont need > > > regular expression matching so you can use > > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !="" > > > next _and I havent tried it_ how about urls of the form > > > http://server.com/path/file.asp/ > > > > > > Also there are many times when proxies wont revela this info to apache, > > > have you thought about looking around for a list (of IPs or hosts). I > > > wonder what your motivation is for this really as the almost all web > > > users will go through proxies to reach your server, and there are > > > better ways to ban 99% of users! > > > you say the rewrite log didnt tell you much, but set to level 9 it will > tell you everything you need to know, so post it here for a single > request if you need to. > what other rules are for that directory, are you using this in an > .htaccess file, are you sure you have permission etc... > > to test for values i guess you could use your test proxy to request a > php with > phpinfo(); > to try and see if the $_SERVER['HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR'] server variable is > set, otherwise just hard code them in a php script to get the value. |
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OK I have extended the apache log format and the log and I can see that
the server can see the real identity (IP) of the client. I believe that the test condition is not the right one. The log shows me "-" for no values ...I don't know if this is the real string contained by the environment variable or this is just what apache logs instead of "NULL" shimmyshack wrote: > Thank You wrote: > > Now my rules look like this > > > > <Directory /> > > Options FollowSymLinks > > AllowOverride None > > Options +FollowSymLinks > > RewriteEngine On > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_FORWARDED} !="" [OR] > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !="" [OR] > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_VIA} !="" [OR] > > RewriteCond %{XPROXY_CONNECTION} !="" [OR] > > RewriteCond %{PROXY_CONNECTION} !="" [OR] > > RewriteRule php$ - [F] > > > > > > I am using a test proxy that reveals HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR but rewrite > > is blocking everything no matter what I am using (proxy or direct > > access). What am I doing wrong ? > > > > Is there any way to log the values of the environment variables ? > > I enabled the rewrite logging (level 9) and I can not see much there. > > > > I am trying to stop trolls from writing on my forum > > Very few proxies allow you to post and even less are high anonimity > > proxies > > Later I am going to extend this settings with a perl script that will > > test the remote hosts to see if there is a proxy installed. > > > > Thank you > > > > > > > > > > > > > > shimmyshack wrote: > > > Thank You wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > I would like to block access through a proxy server to some of my web > > > > pages > > > > I want to block the access to all the files with the .asp extension > > > > Coud you please tell me what is wrong with these rules ? If any of thge > > > > environment variables is not Null then I would like to block that > > > > client. > > > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > > > > > > > > <Directory /> > > > > Options FollowSymLinks > > > > AllowOverride None > > > > Options +FollowSymLinks > > > > RewriteEngine On > > > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_FORWARDED} !^$ > > > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !^$ > > > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_VIA} !^$ > > > > RewriteCond %{XPROXY_CONNECTION} !^$ > > > > RewriteCond %{PROXY_CONNECTION} !^$ > > > > RewriteRule asp$ - [F] > > > > > > > > </Directory> > > > > > > see here: > > > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod...ml#rewritecond > > > > > > > > > AND is implicit so you should have [OR] after each RewriteCond line, > > > since your rule is trigger if any are not null > > > next since you are testing against the empty string you dont need > > > regular expression matching so you can use > > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !="" > > > next _and I havent tried it_ how about urls of the form > > > http://server.com/path/file.asp/ > > > > > > Also there are many times when proxies wont revela this info to apache, > > > have you thought about looking around for a list (of IPs or hosts). I > > > wonder what your motivation is for this really as the almost all web > > > users will go through proxies to reach your server, and there are > > > better ways to ban 99% of users! > > > you say the rewrite log didnt tell you much, but set to level 9 it will > tell you everything you need to know, so post it here for a single > request if you need to. > what other rules are for that directory, are you using this in an > .htaccess file, are you sure you have permission etc... > > to test for values i guess you could use your test proxy to request a > php with > phpinfo(); > to try and see if the $_SERVER['HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR'] server variable is > set, otherwise just hard code them in a php script to get the value. |
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"Thank You" <rewrite321123@yahoo.com> schreef in bericht
news:1169142606.270244.11060@m58g2000cwm.googlegro ups.com... > Now my rules look like this > > <Directory /> > Options FollowSymLinks > AllowOverride None > Options +FollowSymLinks > RewriteEngine On > RewriteCond %{HTTP_FORWARDED} !="" [OR] > RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !="" [OR] > RewriteCond %{HTTP_VIA} !="" [OR] > RewriteCond %{XPROXY_CONNECTION} !="" [OR] > RewriteCond %{PROXY_CONNECTION} !="" [OR] > RewriteRule php$ - [F] > IIRC the pattern to match against MUST be a regex, thus those ="" are taken literal ... back to !^$ > Later I am going to extend this settings with a perl script that will > test the remote hosts to see if there is a proxy installed. I'ld build my proxy using different IPs for input and output ... HansH |
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I found a identical situation here
http://beta.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.../msg12420.html Apparently some variable use diffrent names: # Ban anonymous proxy requests RewriteCond %{HTTP:Via} !^$ [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP_FORWARDED} !^$ [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP:X-Forwarded} !^$ RewriteCond %{HTTP:Client-IP} ^$ RewriteCond %{HTTP:Forwarded-For} ^$ RewriteCond %{HTTP:X-Forwarded-For} ^$ RewriteRule .* /cgi-local/not_allowed.pl [L] shimmyshack wrote: > Thank You wrote: > > Now my rules look like this > > > > <Directory /> > > Options FollowSymLinks > > AllowOverride None > > Options +FollowSymLinks > > RewriteEngine On > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_FORWARDED} !="" [OR] > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !="" [OR] > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_VIA} !="" [OR] > > RewriteCond %{XPROXY_CONNECTION} !="" [OR] > > RewriteCond %{PROXY_CONNECTION} !="" [OR] > > RewriteRule php$ - [F] > > > > > > I am using a test proxy that reveals HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR but rewrite > > is blocking everything no matter what I am using (proxy or direct > > access). What am I doing wrong ? > > > > Is there any way to log the values of the environment variables ? > > I enabled the rewrite logging (level 9) and I can not see much there. > > > > I am trying to stop trolls from writing on my forum > > Very few proxies allow you to post and even less are high anonimity > > proxies > > Later I am going to extend this settings with a perl script that will > > test the remote hosts to see if there is a proxy installed. > > > > Thank you > > > > > > > > > > > > > > shimmyshack wrote: > > > Thank You wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > I would like to block access through a proxy server to some of my web > > > > pages > > > > I want to block the access to all the files with the .asp extension > > > > Coud you please tell me what is wrong with these rules ? If any of thge > > > > environment variables is not Null then I would like to block that > > > > client. > > > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > > > > > > > > <Directory /> > > > > Options FollowSymLinks > > > > AllowOverride None > > > > Options +FollowSymLinks > > > > RewriteEngine On > > > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_FORWARDED} !^$ > > > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !^$ > > > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_VIA} !^$ > > > > RewriteCond %{XPROXY_CONNECTION} !^$ > > > > RewriteCond %{PROXY_CONNECTION} !^$ > > > > RewriteRule asp$ - [F] > > > > > > > > </Directory> > > > > > > see here: > > > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod...ml#rewritecond > > > > > > > > > AND is implicit so you should have [OR] after each RewriteCond line, > > > since your rule is trigger if any are not null > > > next since you are testing against the empty string you dont need > > > regular expression matching so you can use > > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !="" > > > next _and I havent tried it_ how about urls of the form > > > http://server.com/path/file.asp/ > > > > > > Also there are many times when proxies wont revela this info to apache, > > > have you thought about looking around for a list (of IPs or hosts). I > > > wonder what your motivation is for this really as the almost all web > > > users will go through proxies to reach your server, and there are > > > better ways to ban 99% of users! > > > you say the rewrite log didnt tell you much, but set to level 9 it will > tell you everything you need to know, so post it here for a single > request if you need to. > what other rules are for that directory, are you using this in an > .htaccess file, are you sure you have permission etc... > > to test for values i guess you could use your test proxy to request a > php with > phpinfo(); > to try and see if the $_SERVER['HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR'] server variable is > set, otherwise just hard code them in a php script to get the value. |
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Being a troll I would block you manually sooner or later.
It takes me 2 minutes to do that Not sure how long would take you to rebuid the proxy each time I just realizad that some legitimate users are using internal proxy servers at work ...for those I have to run a script to allow them to bypass the blocking. It is getting messy :-) Thanks, I will change that back. What do you mean by this "I'ld build my proxy using different IPs for input and output ..." I use to block IP ranges for situations when I see attacks comming from the same range. (this is the situation for Dial-Up users) I don't have many users comming from the same range so I do not have probelems with blcoking other users by mistake. HansH wrote: > "Thank You" <rewrite321123@yahoo.com> schreef in bericht > news:1169142606.270244.11060@m58g2000cwm.googlegro ups.com... > > Now my rules look like this > > > > <Directory /> > > Options FollowSymLinks > > AllowOverride None > > Options +FollowSymLinks > > RewriteEngine On > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_FORWARDED} !="" [OR] > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR} !="" [OR] > > RewriteCond %{HTTP_VIA} !="" [OR] > > RewriteCond %{XPROXY_CONNECTION} !="" [OR] > > RewriteCond %{PROXY_CONNECTION} !="" [OR] > > RewriteRule php$ - [F] > > > IIRC the pattern to match against MUST be a regex, thus those ="" > are taken literal ... back to !^$ > > > Later I am going to extend this settings with a perl script that will > > test the remote hosts to see if there is a proxy installed. > I'ld build my proxy using different IPs for input and output ... > > HansH |