> So.... does anyone have any other ideas on how to handle this
> situation?
Split the line on spaces and check the third field (if one exists)
and optionally make sure it says `HTTP/1.0'.
For example, here is my code from Plexus:
local($method, $uri, $version, $waste) = split(" ", $_, 4);
&parse_headers(*in_headers) if $version;
--sanders