>From what I understand, mod_authz_host always performs two DNS lookups per request when mod_authz_host is enabled, regardless of whether any host-based blockings are used. I don't need that, in fact, the only part of mod_authz_host I use is to set "Order allow,deny" and "Allow from all" or "Deny from all". If I disable mod_authz_host, what are the risks? Currently the only blocks I have are from: <Directory /> Order allow,deny Deny from all </Directory> and <FilesMatch "^\.svn"> Order allow,deny Deny from all </FilesMatch> I can block the latter with mod_rewrite. Is the first even necessary? It was in my distro's default httpd.conf. Thanks! --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx