Re: [Sks-devel] Question about apache2 configuration

[Christoph Egger]

Todd Lyons <address@hidden> writes:
> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 6:45 AM, Filip Stefaniak <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>> Your webserver doesn't return the sks interface when contacted as
>>> p80.pool.sks-keyservers.net or even pool.sks-keyservers.net so it
>>> can't be used as part of the port80 Pool
>>
>> Ok. So as I assume I have to add:
>> <VirtualHost *:80>
>> ServerAlias pool.sks-keyservers.net
>> ServerAlias p80.pool.sks-keyservers.net
>
> No, because you are adding to a name-based virtual hosting
> configuration.  You would have to add EVERY SINGLE POSSIBLE dns cname
> that could be pointed to pool.sks-keyservers.net (such as
> keys.gnupg.org).  Instead, use an IP based virtual hosting
> configuration, one that doesn't care what Host header gets sent to it.

Well it's quite uncommon for the hosts in the p80 pool to have a
dedicated IPv4 address just for SKS (and quite a lot to ask for everyone
not having a pool of free IP addresses around).

You can of course try to at least get sks be the default if you want.

  Christoph

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