I just want to set.......if $http_user_agent equals AAA or BBB or empty ("").....then return 400...Thanks....... if ($http_user_agent ~ (AAA|BBB)) {return 400;} if ($http_user_agent = "") {return 400;} Posted at Nginx Forum: http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,87266,87266#msg-87266