HTCP Purger

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <B8BA3625-BADA-41F7-8A07-3DF657D8EC7D at crucially.net>, Artur Bergman 
writes:
>On Jun 23, 2008, at 1:26 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>
>> In message <E10DDF5D-3C2A-498D-8C93-E1630C51C352 at crucially.net>,  
>> Artur Bergman
>> writes:
>>
>>> I have written an multicast HTCP purger, essentially a perl script
>>> that listens to HTCP purges and then purges from the local varnish.
>>
>> So this is only for HTCP CLR requests ?
>
>Yes
>
>> We should probably integrate support for that in Varnish (after 2.0
>> is out the door!)
>
>Awww, that is no fun :), would you take ifdefed patches?

Sure.

>> I suggest we add your perl script to the wiki somewhere, as an  
>> interrim
>> workaround.
>
>Can I get a commit bit and commit it into the tools directory? I hate  
>having code on a wiki.

I'd really prefer to not put temporary tools in the source tree,
because that way it gets an official part of the release and all
that jazz.

How long is it anyway ?  Can you mail it to me ?

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