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index 6c5634de615c26b45bd495efa4103d77adeb42c7..34476e1af44452753338e0320e6f07ea46b7b7f2 100644 (file)
@@ -1,29 +1,31 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
-#include <apt-pkg/strutl.h>
-#include <apt-pkg/fileutl.h>
-#include <apt-pkg/error.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/cmndline.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/configuration.h>
-#include <apt-pkg/init.h>
-
-#include <vector>
-#include <string>
-#include <list>
-#include <sstream>
+#include <apt-pkg/error.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/fileutl.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/strutl.h>
 
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <regex.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <netinet/in.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <errno.h>
 #include <time.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
-#include <signal.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <list>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
 
-char const * const httpcodeToStr(int const httpcode)                   /*{{{*/
+static char const * httpcodeToStr(int const httpcode)          /*{{{*/
 {
    switch (httpcode)
    {
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ char const * const httpcodeToStr(int const httpcode)                  /*{{{*/
    return NULL;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void addFileHeaders(std::list<std::string> &headers, FileFd &data)     /*{{{*/
+static void addFileHeaders(std::list<std::string> &headers, FileFd &data)/*{{{*/
 {
    std::ostringstream contentlength;
    contentlength << "Content-Length: " << data.FileSize();
@@ -88,14 +90,14 @@ void addFileHeaders(std::list<std::string> &headers, FileFd &data)  /*{{{*/
    headers.push_back(lastmodified);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void addDataHeaders(std::list<std::string> &headers, std::string &data)        /*{{{*/
+static void addDataHeaders(std::list<std::string> &headers, std::string &data)/*{{{*/
 {
    std::ostringstream contentlength;
    contentlength << "Content-Length: " << data.size();
    headers.push_back(contentlength.str());
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-bool sendHead(int const client, int const httpcode, std::list<std::string> &headers)/*{{{*/
+static bool sendHead(int const client, int const httpcode, std::list<std::string> &headers)/*{{{*/
 {
    std::string response("HTTP/1.1 ");
    response.append(httpcodeToStr(httpcode));
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ bool sendHead(int const client, int const httpcode, std::list<std::string> &head
    date.append(TimeRFC1123(time(NULL)));
    headers.push_back(date);
 
-   std::clog << ">>> RESPONSE >>>" << std::endl;
+   std::clog << ">>> RESPONSE to " << client << " >>>" << std::endl;
    bool Success = true;
    for (std::list<std::string>::const_iterator h = headers.begin();
        Success == true && h != headers.end(); ++h)
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ bool sendHead(int const client, int const httpcode, std::list<std::string> &head
    return Success;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-bool sendFile(int const client, FileFd &data)                          /*{{{*/
+static bool sendFile(int const client, FileFd &data)                   /*{{{*/
 {
    bool Success = true;
    char buffer[500];
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ bool sendFile(int const client, FileFd &data)                               /*{{{*/
    return Success;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-bool sendData(int const client, std::string const &data)               /*{{{*/
+static bool sendData(int const client, std::string const &data)                /*{{{*/
 {
    if (FileFd::Write(client, data.c_str(), data.size()) == false)
    {
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ bool sendData(int const client, std::string const &data)            /*{{{*/
    return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void sendError(int const client, int const httpcode, std::string const &request,/*{{{*/
+static void sendError(int const client, int const httpcode, std::string const &request,/*{{{*/
               bool content, std::string const &error = "")
 {
    std::list<std::string> headers;
@@ -179,13 +181,13 @@ void sendError(int const client, int const httpcode, std::string const &request,
    if (content == true)
       sendData(client, response);
 }
-void sendSuccess(int const client, std::string const &request,
+static void sendSuccess(int const client, std::string const &request,
               bool content, std::string const &error = "")
 {
    sendError(client, 200, request, content, error);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void sendRedirect(int const client, int const httpcode, std::string const &uri,/*{{{*/
+static void sendRedirect(int const client, int const httpcode, std::string const &uri,/*{{{*/
                  std::string const &request, bool content)
 {
    std::list<std::string> headers;
@@ -197,8 +199,23 @@ void sendRedirect(int const client, int const httpcode, std::string const &uri,/
    response.append(request).append("</pre></body></html>");
    addDataHeaders(headers, response);
    std::string location("Location: ");
-   if (strncmp(uri.c_str(), "http://", 7) != 0)
-      location.append("http://").append(LookupTag(request, "Host")).append("/").append(uri);
+   if (strncmp(uri.c_str(), "http://", 7) != 0 && strncmp(uri.c_str(), "https://", 8) != 0)
+   {
+      std::string const host = LookupTag(request, "Host");
+      if (host.find(":4433") != std::string::npos)
+        location.append("https://");
+      else
+        location.append("http://");
+      location.append(host).append("/");
+      if (strncmp("/home/", uri.c_str(), strlen("/home/")) == 0 && uri.find("/public_html/") != std::string::npos)
+      {
+        std::string homeuri = SubstVar(uri, "/home/", "~");
+        homeuri = SubstVar(homeuri, "/public_html/", "/");
+        location.append(homeuri);
+      }
+      else
+        location.append(uri);
+   }
    else
       location.append(uri);
    headers.push_back(location);
@@ -207,7 +224,7 @@ void sendRedirect(int const client, int const httpcode, std::string const &uri,/
       sendData(client, response);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-int filter_hidden_files(const struct dirent *a)                                /*{{{*/
+static int filter_hidden_files(const struct dirent *a)                 /*{{{*/
 {
    if (a->d_name[0] == '.')
       return 0;
@@ -221,7 +238,7 @@ int filter_hidden_files(const struct dirent *a)                             /*{{{*/
 #endif
    return 1;
 }
-int grouped_alpha_case_sort(const struct dirent **a, const struct dirent **b) {
+static int grouped_alpha_case_sort(const struct dirent **a, const struct dirent **b) {
 #ifdef _DIRENT_HAVE_D_TYPE
    if ((*a)->d_type == DT_DIR && (*b)->d_type == DT_DIR);
    else if ((*a)->d_type == DT_DIR && (*b)->d_type == DT_REG)
@@ -245,7 +262,7 @@ int grouped_alpha_case_sort(const struct dirent **a, const struct dirent **b) {
    return strcasecmp((*a)->d_name, (*b)->d_name);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-void sendDirectoryListing(int const client, std::string const &dir,    /*{{{*/
+static void sendDirectoryListing(int const client, std::string const &dir,/*{{{*/
                          std::string const &request, bool content)
 {
    std::list<std::string> headers;
@@ -267,7 +284,7 @@ void sendDirectoryListing(int const client, std::string const &dir, /*{{{*/
           << "</head>" << std::endl
           << "<body><h1>Index of " << dir << "</h1>" << std::endl
           << "<table><tr><th>#</th><th>Name</th><th>Size</th><th>Last-Modified</th></tr>" << std::endl;
-   if (dir != ".")
+   if (dir != "./")
       listing << "<tr><td>d</td><td><a href=\"..\">Parent Directory</a></td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr>";
    for (int i = 0; i < counter; ++i) {
       struct stat fs;
@@ -297,8 +314,8 @@ void sendDirectoryListing(int const client, std::string const &dir, /*{{{*/
       sendData(client, response);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-bool parseFirstLine(int const client, std::string const &request,      /*{{{*/
-                   std::string &filename, bool &sendContent,
+static bool parseFirstLine(int const client, std::string const &request,/*{{{*/
+                   std::string &filename, std::string &params, bool &sendContent,
                    bool &closeConnection)
 {
    if (strncmp(request.c_str(), "HEAD ", 5) == 0)
@@ -365,6 +382,14 @@ bool parseFirstLine(int const client, std::string const &request,  /*{{{*/
       sendError(client, 400, request, sendContent, "Request is absolutePath, but configured to not accept that");
       return false;
    }
+
+   size_t paramspos = filename.find('?');
+   if (paramspos != std::string::npos)
+   {
+      params = filename.substr(paramspos + 1);
+      filename.erase(paramspos);
+   }
+
    filename = DeQuoteString(filename);
 
    // this is not a secure server, but at least prevent the obvious …
@@ -380,11 +405,36 @@ bool parseFirstLine(int const client, std::string const &request, /*{{{*/
    // nuke the first character which is a / as we assured above
    filename.erase(0, 1);
    if (filename.empty() == true)
-      filename = ".";
+      filename = "./";
+   // support ~user/ uris to refer to /home/user/public_html/ as a kind-of special directory
+   else if (filename[0] == '~')
+   {
+      // /home/user is actually not entirely correct, but good enough for now
+      size_t dashpos = filename.find('/');
+      if (dashpos != std::string::npos)
+      {
+        std::string home = filename.substr(1, filename.find('/') - 1);
+        std::string pubhtml = filename.substr(filename.find('/') + 1);
+        filename = "/home/" + home + "/public_html/" + pubhtml;
+      }
+      else
+        filename = "/home/" + filename.substr(1) + "/public_html/";
+   }
+
+   // if no filename is given, but a valid directory see if we can use an index or
+   // have to resort to a autogenerated directory listing later on
+   if (DirectoryExists(filename) == true)
+   {
+      std::string const directoryIndex = _config->Find("aptwebserver::directoryindex");
+      if (directoryIndex.empty() == false && directoryIndex == flNotDir(directoryIndex) &&
+           RealFileExists(filename + directoryIndex) == true)
+        filename += directoryIndex;
+   }
+
    return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-bool handleOnTheFlyReconfiguration(int const client, std::string const &request, std::vector<std::string> const &parts)/*{{{*/
+static bool handleOnTheFlyReconfiguration(int const client, std::string const &request, std::vector<std::string> const &parts)/*{{{*/
 {
    size_t const pcount = parts.size();
    if (pcount == 4 && parts[1] == "set")
@@ -427,6 +477,180 @@ bool handleOnTheFlyReconfiguration(int const client, std::string const &request,
    return false;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
+static void * handleClient(void * voidclient)                          /*{{{*/
+{
+   int client = *((int*)(voidclient));
+   std::clog << "ACCEPT client " << client << std::endl;
+   std::vector<std::string> messages;
+   while (ReadMessages(client, messages))
+   {
+      bool closeConnection = false;
+      for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator m = messages.begin();
+           m != messages.end() && closeConnection == false; ++m) {
+        std::clog << ">>> REQUEST from " << client << " >>>" << std::endl << *m
+           << std::endl << "<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<" << std::endl;
+        std::list<std::string> headers;
+        std::string filename;
+        std::string params;
+        bool sendContent = true;
+        if (parseFirstLine(client, *m, filename, params, sendContent, closeConnection) == false)
+           continue;
+
+        // special webserver command request
+        if (filename.length() > 1 && filename[0] == '_')
+        {
+           std::vector<std::string> parts = VectorizeString(filename, '/');
+           if (parts[0] == "_config")
+           {
+              handleOnTheFlyReconfiguration(client, *m, parts);
+              continue;
+           }
+        }
+
+        // string replacements in the requested filename
+        ::Configuration::Item const *Replaces = _config->Tree("aptwebserver::redirect::replace");
+        if (Replaces != NULL)
+        {
+           std::string redirect = "/" + filename;
+           for (::Configuration::Item *I = Replaces->Child; I != NULL; I = I->Next)
+              redirect = SubstVar(redirect, I->Tag, I->Value);
+           if (redirect.empty() == false && redirect[0] == '/')
+              redirect.erase(0,1);
+           if (redirect != filename)
+           {
+              sendRedirect(client, 301, redirect, *m, sendContent);
+              continue;
+           }
+        }
+
+        ::Configuration::Item const *Overwrite = _config->Tree("aptwebserver::overwrite");
+        if (Overwrite != NULL)
+        {
+           for (::Configuration::Item *I = Overwrite->Child; I != NULL; I = I->Next)
+           {
+              regex_t *pattern = new regex_t;
+              int const res = regcomp(pattern, I->Tag.c_str(), REG_EXTENDED | REG_ICASE | REG_NOSUB);
+              if (res != 0)
+              {
+                 char error[300];
+                 regerror(res, pattern, error, sizeof(error));
+                 sendError(client, 500, *m, sendContent, error);
+                 continue;
+              }
+              if (regexec(pattern, filename.c_str(), 0, 0, 0) == 0)
+              {
+                 filename = _config->Find("aptwebserver::overwrite::" + I->Tag + "::filename", filename);
+                 if (filename[0] == '/')
+                    filename.erase(0,1);
+                 regfree(pattern);
+                 break;
+              }
+              regfree(pattern);
+           }
+        }
+
+        // deal with the request
+        if (_config->FindB("aptwebserver::support::http", true) == false &&
+              LookupTag(*m, "Host").find(":4433") == std::string::npos)
+        {
+           sendError(client, 400, *m, sendContent, "HTTP disabled, all requests must be HTTPS");
+           continue;
+        }
+        else if (RealFileExists(filename) == true)
+        {
+           FileFd data(filename, FileFd::ReadOnly);
+           std::string condition = LookupTag(*m, "If-Modified-Since", "");
+           if (_config->FindB("aptwebserver::support::modified-since", true) == true && condition.empty() == false)
+           {
+              time_t cache;
+              if (RFC1123StrToTime(condition.c_str(), cache) == true &&
+                    cache >= data.ModificationTime())
+              {
+                 sendHead(client, 304, headers);
+                 continue;
+              }
+           }
+
+           if (_config->FindB("aptwebserver::support::range", true) == true)
+              condition = LookupTag(*m, "Range", "");
+           else
+              condition.clear();
+           if (condition.empty() == false && strncmp(condition.c_str(), "bytes=", 6) == 0)
+           {
+              time_t cache;
+              std::string ifrange;
+              if (_config->FindB("aptwebserver::support::if-range", true) == true)
+                 ifrange = LookupTag(*m, "If-Range", "");
+              bool validrange = (ifrange.empty() == true ||
+                    (RFC1123StrToTime(ifrange.c_str(), cache) == true &&
+                     cache <= data.ModificationTime()));
+
+              // FIXME: support multiple byte-ranges (APT clients do not do this)
+              if (condition.find(',') == std::string::npos)
+              {
+                 size_t start = 6;
+                 unsigned long long filestart = strtoull(condition.c_str() + start, NULL, 10);
+                 // FIXME: no support for last-byte-pos being not the end of the file (APT clients do not do this)
+                 size_t dash = condition.find('-') + 1;
+                 unsigned long long fileend = strtoull(condition.c_str() + dash, NULL, 10);
+                 unsigned long long filesize = data.FileSize();
+                 if ((fileend == 0 || (fileend == filesize && fileend >= filestart)) &&
+                       validrange == true)
+                 {
+                    if (filesize > filestart)
+                    {
+                       data.Skip(filestart);
+                       std::ostringstream contentlength;
+                       contentlength << "Content-Length: " << (filesize - filestart);
+                       headers.push_back(contentlength.str());
+                       std::ostringstream contentrange;
+                       contentrange << "Content-Range: bytes " << filestart << "-"
+                          << filesize - 1 << "/" << filesize;
+                       headers.push_back(contentrange.str());
+                       sendHead(client, 206, headers);
+                       if (sendContent == true)
+                          sendFile(client, data);
+                       continue;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                       headers.push_back("Content-Length: 0");
+                       std::ostringstream contentrange;
+                       contentrange << "Content-Range: bytes */" << filesize;
+                       headers.push_back(contentrange.str());
+                       sendHead(client, 416, headers);
+                       continue;
+                    }
+                 }
+              }
+           }
+
+           addFileHeaders(headers, data);
+           sendHead(client, 200, headers);
+           if (sendContent == true)
+              sendFile(client, data);
+        }
+        else if (DirectoryExists(filename) == true)
+        {
+           if (filename[filename.length()-1] == '/')
+              sendDirectoryListing(client, filename, *m, sendContent);
+           else
+              sendRedirect(client, 301, filename.append("/"), *m, sendContent);
+        }
+        else
+           sendError(client, 404, *m, sendContent);
+      }
+      _error->DumpErrors(std::cerr);
+      messages.clear();
+      if (closeConnection == true)
+        break;
+   }
+   close(client);
+   std::clog << "CLOSE client " << client << std::endl;
+   return NULL;
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+
 int main(int const argc, const char * argv[])
 {
    CommandLine::Args Args[] = {
@@ -447,6 +671,9 @@ int main(int const argc, const char * argv[])
    // create socket, bind and listen to it {{{
    // ignore SIGPIPE, this can happen on write() if the socket closes connection
    signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+   // we don't care for our slaves, so ignore their death
+   signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_IGN);
+
    int sock = socket(AF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
    if(sock < 0)
    {
@@ -514,178 +741,47 @@ int main(int const argc, const char * argv[])
 
    std::clog << "Serving ANY file on port: " << port << std::endl;
 
-   listen(sock, 1);
+   int const slaves = _config->FindB("aptwebserver::slaves", SOMAXCONN);
+   listen(sock, slaves);
    /*}}}*/
 
    _config->CndSet("aptwebserver::response-header::Server", "APT webserver");
    _config->CndSet("aptwebserver::response-header::Accept-Ranges", "bytes");
+   _config->CndSet("aptwebserver::directoryindex", "index.html");
 
-   std::vector<std::string> messages;
-   int client;
-   while ((client = accept(sock, NULL, NULL)) != -1)
-   {
-      std::clog << "ACCEPT client " << client
-               << " on socket " << sock << std::endl;
+   std::list<int> accepted_clients;
 
-      while (ReadMessages(client, messages))
+   while (true)
+   {
+      int client = accept(sock, NULL, NULL);
+      if (client == -1)
       {
-        bool closeConnection = false;
-        for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator m = messages.begin();
-             m != messages.end() && closeConnection == false; ++m) {
-           std::clog << ">>> REQUEST >>>>" << std::endl << *m
-                     << std::endl << "<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<" << std::endl;
-           std::list<std::string> headers;
-           std::string filename;
-           bool sendContent = true;
-           if (parseFirstLine(client, *m, filename, sendContent, closeConnection) == false)
-              continue;
-
-           // special webserver command request
-           if (filename.length() > 1 && filename[0] == '_')
-           {
-              std::vector<std::string> parts = VectorizeString(filename, '/');
-              if (parts[0] == "_config")
-              {
-                 handleOnTheFlyReconfiguration(client, *m, parts);
-                 continue;
-              }
-           }
-
-           // string replacements in the requested filename
-           ::Configuration::Item const *Replaces = _config->Tree("aptwebserver::redirect::replace");
-           if (Replaces != NULL)
-           {
-              std::string redirect = "/" + filename;
-              for (::Configuration::Item *I = Replaces->Child; I != NULL; I = I->Next)
-                 redirect = SubstVar(redirect, I->Tag, I->Value);
-              redirect.erase(0,1);
-              if (redirect != filename)
-              {
-                 sendRedirect(client, 301, redirect, *m, sendContent);
-                 continue;
-              }
-           }
-
-           ::Configuration::Item const *Overwrite = _config->Tree("aptwebserver::overwrite");
-           if (Overwrite != NULL)
-           {
-              for (::Configuration::Item *I = Overwrite->Child; I != NULL; I = I->Next)
-              {
-                 regex_t *pattern = new regex_t;
-                 int const res = regcomp(pattern, I->Tag.c_str(), REG_EXTENDED | REG_ICASE | REG_NOSUB);
-                 if (res != 0)
-                 {
-                    char error[300];
-                    regerror(res, pattern, error, sizeof(error));
-                    sendError(client, 500, *m, sendContent, error);
-                    continue;
-                 }
-                 if (regexec(pattern, filename.c_str(), 0, 0, 0) == 0)
-                 {
-                     filename = _config->Find("aptwebserver::overwrite::" + I->Tag + "::filename", filename);
-                     if (filename[0] == '/')
-                        filename.erase(0,1);
-                     regfree(pattern);
-                     break;
-                 }
-                 regfree(pattern);
-              }
-           }
-
-           // deal with the request
-           if (RealFileExists(filename) == true)
-           {
-              FileFd data(filename, FileFd::ReadOnly);
-              std::string condition = LookupTag(*m, "If-Modified-Since", "");
-              if (condition.empty() == false)
-              {
-                 time_t cache;
-                 if (RFC1123StrToTime(condition.c_str(), cache) == true &&
-                       cache >= data.ModificationTime())
-                 {
-                    sendHead(client, 304, headers);
-                    continue;
-                 }
-              }
-
-              if (_config->FindB("aptwebserver::support::range", true) == true)
-                 condition = LookupTag(*m, "Range", "");
-              else
-                 condition.clear();
-              if (condition.empty() == false && strncmp(condition.c_str(), "bytes=", 6) == 0)
-              {
-                 time_t cache;
-                 std::string ifrange;
-                 if (_config->FindB("aptwebserver::support::if-range", true) == true)
-                    ifrange = LookupTag(*m, "If-Range", "");
-                 bool validrange = (ifrange.empty() == true ||
-                       (RFC1123StrToTime(ifrange.c_str(), cache) == true &&
-                        cache <= data.ModificationTime()));
-
-                 // FIXME: support multiple byte-ranges (APT clients do not do this)
-                 if (condition.find(',') == std::string::npos)
-                 {
-                    size_t start = 6;
-                    unsigned long long filestart = strtoull(condition.c_str() + start, NULL, 10);
-                    // FIXME: no support for last-byte-pos being not the end of the file (APT clients do not do this)
-                    size_t dash = condition.find('-') + 1;
-                    unsigned long long fileend = strtoull(condition.c_str() + dash, NULL, 10);
-                    unsigned long long filesize = data.FileSize();
-                    if ((fileend == 0 || (fileend == filesize && fileend >= filestart)) &&
-                          validrange == true)
-                    {
-                       if (filesize > filestart)
-                       {
-                          data.Skip(filestart);
-                          std::ostringstream contentlength;
-                          contentlength << "Content-Length: " << (filesize - filestart);
-                          headers.push_back(contentlength.str());
-                          std::ostringstream contentrange;
-                          contentrange << "Content-Range: bytes " << filestart << "-"
-                             << filesize - 1 << "/" << filesize;
-                          headers.push_back(contentrange.str());
-                          sendHead(client, 206, headers);
-                          if (sendContent == true)
-                             sendFile(client, data);
-                          continue;
-                       }
-                       else
-                       {
-                          headers.push_back("Content-Length: 0");
-                          std::ostringstream contentrange;
-                          contentrange << "Content-Range: bytes */" << filesize;
-                          headers.push_back(contentrange.str());
-                          sendHead(client, 416, headers);
-                          continue;
-                       }
-                    }
-                 }
-              }
+        if (errno == EINTR)
+           continue;
+        _error->Errno("accept", "Couldn't accept client on socket %d", sock);
+        _error->DumpErrors(std::cerr);
+        return 6;
+      }
 
-              addFileHeaders(headers, data);
-              sendHead(client, 200, headers);
-              if (sendContent == true)
-                 sendFile(client, data);
-           }
-           else if (DirectoryExists(filename) == true)
-           {
-              if (filename == "." || filename[filename.length()-1] == '/')
-                 sendDirectoryListing(client, filename, *m, sendContent);
-              else
-                 sendRedirect(client, 301, filename.append("/"), *m, sendContent);
-           }
-           else
-              sendError(client, 404, *m, sendContent);
-        }
+      pthread_attr_t attr;
+      if (pthread_attr_init(&attr) != 0 || pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED) != 0)
+      {
+        _error->Errno("pthread_attr", "Couldn't set detach attribute for a fresh thread to handle client %d on socket %d", client, sock);
         _error->DumpErrors(std::cerr);
-        messages.clear();
-        if (closeConnection == true)
-           break;
+        close(client);
+        continue;
       }
 
-      std::clog << "CLOSE client " << client
-               << " on socket " << sock << std::endl;
-      close(client);
+      pthread_t tid;
+      // thats rather dirty, but we need to store the client socket somewhere safe
+      accepted_clients.push_front(client);
+      if (pthread_create(&tid, &attr, &handleClient, &(*accepted_clients.begin())) != 0)
+      {
+        _error->Errno("pthread_create", "Couldn't create a fresh thread to handle client %d on socket %d", client, sock);
+        _error->DumpErrors(std::cerr);
+        close(client);
+        continue;
+      }
    }
    pidfile.Close();