From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: "Rob Sterenborg" <rob@sterenborg.info>
Subject: RE: host based redirect
Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 13:04:12 +0200
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> it is not possible to make netfilter parse http headers, redirect
> accordingly to Host header ?

No, Netfilter is a packetfilter.

> can someone please suggest me some software which could be used to
> achieve this ? > squid can, but i think it is likely very bloated.

I don't think Squid is "very bloated". But if redirecting is all you
want to do, you could take a look at pound (http://www.apsis.ch/pound/)
or search for "reverse http proxy" using Google.


Grts,
Rob