RE: [squid-users] X-Pad

From: <joost.deheer_at_getronics.com>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 11:46:05 +0200

> > X-Pad avoid browser bug
> >
> >
> > >From the headers above, what does the last line (X-Pad) mean?
> > Thanks.
>
> apparently more data added to avoid unspecified browser bug.
> I can only guess, but M$IE configured to "show friendly HTTP
> error messages" changes received content to it's own error
> page (saying nothin, thus fucking things
> up) if it's smaller than 512 bytes.

No, this is used by Apache to work around an ancient Netscape browser bug. Newer versions will not have this header anymore (see e.g. http://www.nabble.com/Remove-the-workaround-for-Netscape-bug-td20847818.html)

Joost
Received on Fri May 29 2009 - 09:46:13 MDT

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