[PATCH] nntp: add Path: header for leafnode

[PATCH] nntp: add Path: header for leafnode

[Eric Wong]

Apparently leafnode just needs any junk in the Path: header.
Lets not waste bandwidth and just use a single byte to keep
leafnode happy.

Cc: Dave Taht <dave@taht.net>
---
 lib/PublicInbox/NNTP.pm | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/NNTP.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/NNTP.pm
index 85778c4..5615cd7 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/NNTP.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/NNTP.pm
@@ -435,6 +435,10 @@ sub xref ($$$$) {
 sub set_nntp_headers ($$$$$) {
 	my ($self, $hdr, $ng, $n, $mid) = @_;
 
+	# why? leafnode requires a Path: header for some inexplicable
+	# reason.  We'll fake the shortest one possible.
+	$hdr->header_set('Path', 'y');
+
 	# clobber some
 	my $xref = xref($self, $ng, $n, $mid);
 	$hdr->header_set('Xref', $xref);
-- 
EW

Re: [PATCH] nntp: add Path: header for leafnode

[Dave Taht]

Eric Wong <e@80x24.org> writes:

> Apparently leafnode just needs any junk in the Path: header.
> Lets not waste bandwidth and just use a single byte to keep
> leafnode happy.
>
> Cc: Dave Taht <dave@taht.net>

Thx! awesome!

> ---
>  lib/PublicInbox/NNTP.pm | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/NNTP.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/NNTP.pm
> index 85778c4..5615cd7 100644
> --- a/lib/PublicInbox/NNTP.pm
> +++ b/lib/PublicInbox/NNTP.pm
> @@ -435,6 +435,10 @@ sub xref ($$$$) {
>  sub set_nntp_headers ($$$$$) {
>  	my ($self, $hdr, $ng, $n, $mid) = @_;
>  
> +	# why? leafnode requires a Path: header for some inexplicable
> +	# reason.  We'll fake the shortest one possible.
> +	$hdr->header_set('Path', 'y');
> +
>  	# clobber some
>  	my $xref = xref($self, $ng, $n, $mid);
>  	$hdr->header_set('Xref', $xref);