Re: configuration improvements for the PLT webserver?

[David Einstein <Deinst@world.std.com>]

I have not been paying close attention, but for both this and the log 
file it would be nice to have modules that are imported into the server. 
 This would allow a sort of mod-rewrite on steroids that was actualy 
comprehensible to humans.  The architecture of the URL rewriter seems 
somewhat clear, URL and client info (request header, authorization) in, 
  URL out.  I had played around with hacking web-dispatcher-body to do 
this, but it seems possible to extract out into a unit.

What I would like is some control over what can and cannot be imported 
into a cgi script,  Something like the Dr Scheme language levels but 
restricting access to OS procedures would be great.  On a not entirely 
unrelated note, something like Mr Spidey for cgi scripts would be cool. 
 This may be as simple as making a stub cgi unit.



Noel Welsh wrote:

>If you have an attribute with out a value in an
>parameter list, e.g. 
>
>  http://localhost/moshi-view.cgi?EntryPage
>
>vs
>
>  http://localhost/moshi-view.cgi?page=EntryPage
>
>that attribute isn't passed in the headers list.  This
>may not be a bug but it does make URLs harder to
>remember.  Even nicer would be the ability to map
>directories to CGI programs.  E.g.:
>
>  http://localhost/moshi-view/EntryPage
>
>Other than that, my favourite improvement would be an
>open development forum for the web server.  Failing
>that, an open documentation forum for the web server
>would be almost as good.
>
>Noel
>
>--- Matthias Felleisen <matthias@ccs.neu.edu> wrote:
>
>>Thanks. We're in the process of compiling a list of
>>suggestions for the Web
>>server. Anyone else? -- Matthias
>>
>
>
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