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Re: HTTP Pipelining combined with CURLOPT_LOCALPORT

From: Stefan Krause <stefan.krause_at_gmx.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:42:24 +0100

On 12/19/2010 07:35 PM, Daniel Stenberg wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Dec 2010, Stefan Krause wrote:
>
>>> Yes that's exactly what I meant. It could be clarified that this
>>> would allow multiple pipelines to the _same_ target host. It already
>>> supports multiple pipelines if you just use different host names.
>>>
>> Multiple pipelines to the same target host are then ok, as the user
>> explicitly chose a dedicated local port binding. Especially, in case
>> a custom IP routing based on local ports is applied, it is necessary
>> to use the local ports as configured, as otherwise a source port
>> based routing is not possible,because the source ports may differ
>> from the configured ones.
>>
>> Do you plan to make this change ?
>
> I think we should, as I consider the current way sort of a bug.
>
> But if I personally am gonna do it, I don't know. It's the usual story
> with all of us being volunteers here and none of us have time and yet
> there are many people who want things done and all bugs to get fixed.
>
> I will probably get to it if nobody else does.
>
I can give it a try. Can you point me the file where the connection
stuff is located? For the change I think using using the current head
revision is best or should I base it on the latest release? How it will
then be integrated? Do I send a patch to you or what is the way to go here?
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