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Re: lynx-dev authentication problem
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Esa Pikkarainen |
Subject: |
Re: lynx-dev authentication problem |
Date: |
Tue, 24 Nov 1998 11:19:34 +0300 |
Thank you Al,
The problem was not in REALM (it seems that it could be jus
anything. The HTTP 1.0 specification
(http://www.w3.org/Protocols/HTTP/1.0/spec.html) says that: "The
realm value should be considered an opaque string which can only be
compared for equality with other realms on that server." And then it
uses as an exapmle: "WallyWorld".)
The real problem seems to have been the URL that requires that CGI.
(I found it out when I was testing with different kind of realm
values and redirection methods.) It was
"authent.wcgi?posti/lista.ihtml". When I changed the CGI so that I
could leave this GET query string out then it started to work. Now
Lynx knows that the directory of CGI is the realm where it should
send authorisation info automaticly.
Now my service is Lynx compatible!
greetings
Esa Pikkarainen
Mr. Esa Pikkarainen (Linnanmaa, Snelmania, room: KTK338)
Fac of Ed, Univ of Oulu Tel:358-8-5533691 Fax: -5533744
P.O. Box 222, SF-90571 Oulu E-mail: address@hidden
Finland :-) WWW: http://wwwedu.oulu.fi/~/epikkara/
PS.
Excuse me my bad English - I am not a native nor a daily user.