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Re: SVN-DEV HELP NEEDED: What to do about the ra-get-log interface

From: Karl Fogel <kfogel_at_red-bean.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:02:59 -0400

"C. Michael Pilato" <cmpilato_at_collab.net> writes:
>> Why should access restrictions prevent someone from merely anchoring an
>> RA session at a particular URL, and then running log requests based from
>> that anchor? The access controls should, of course, limit what
>> responses come back from the request, but I don't see why they should
>> prevent what Martin assumes "might not be permissible".
>
> Consider a situation in which mod_dav_svn (not mod_authz_svn) is
> configured to disallow any read access to paths outside of /trunk.
> Before Subversion even gets the chance to field a log REPORT request
> aimed at the root of the repository, mod_dav_svn prevents the request
> from succeeding.

That's what I'm questioning. Why does mod_dav_svn behave like this?
Because it's easier to implement?

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