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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=026180120-31102007>Allo,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=026180120-31102007>I'm currently
running Perlbal (1.59, reverse_proxy) to load balance a bunch of
mongrels. Occasionally I get to a point where Perlbal will serve
return a blank white screen instead of returning the app response. My
users have dubbed it the "White Screen Of Death". I'm not sure where to
begin debugging the problem or sorting out the cause.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=026180120-31102007>I see the issue
happen when I have a spike in requests or if I kill off the
mongrels. I have found that adding more mongrels usually leads to
less white screens.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=026180120-31102007>Also, it seems that
verify_backend doesn't really jive with mongrel. I suspect it's because
mongrel doesn't respond to an OPTIONS request. Is there any way to benefit
from verify_backend in my case?</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>