[mod_python] apache API and mod_python <-> protocol module integration

doesn't really help if the box only has one IP..  IPv6 isn't a
reality yet, and IPs are extremely expensive

i don't think there's any viable solution without changing the
telnet protocol *erk*


> I think this is unnecessary. Something like this in the 
> config will make
> your handler listen on 1.1.1.1:8888 only:
> 
> Listen 2.2.2.2:80
> Listen 1.1.1.1:8888
> 
> <VirtualHost 1.1.1.1:8888>
> 
> 	PythonConnectionHandler blah
> 	...
> 
> </VirtualHost>
> 
> 
> On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, Robert Sanderson wrote:
> 
> >
> > You can check the address it was received on and decline to handle
> > anything received on the wrong port. Then it'll fall through to the
> > normal handlers.
> >
> > For example:
> >
> > def connectionhandler(conn):
> >   if (conn.local_addr[0] != SERVER_IP or conn.local_addr[1] 
> != SERVER_PORT):
> >     return apache.DECLINED
> >   elif (conn.base_server.server_hostname != SERVER_NAME):
> >     return apache.DECLINED
> >   else:
> >     # XXX do everything here
> >
> >   return apache.OK
> >
> >
> > Also look at conn.base_server for the server object's other bits and
> > pieces.
> >
> > http://www.modpython.org/live/current/doc-html/pyapi-mpconn-mem.html
> > http://www.modpython.org/live/current/doc-html/pyapi-mpsrv-mem.html
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, fitnah55 wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > path problem.. couldn't specify that the connection 
> handler was in a
> > > specific
> > > place, so i added a blah.pth file to site-packages 
> pointing to the lib
> > > directory of the host..
> > >
> > > i can actually run the virtual host without specifying a 
> documentroot so
> > > i
> > > guess that works out fine
> > >
> > > but i'm not so sure canonical name type name based 
> virtual hosts will
> > > work
> > > with this as is though?
> > >
> > > i think right now using the virtual host directive is 
> essentially just
> > > giving
> > > it its own error log
> > >
> > > i can actually start developing a rudimentary design now though so
> > > that's
> > > pretty cool... it took a lot less effort than i thought 
> when i first
> > > started
> > > looking into it
> > >
> > >