Re: Unauthorized User trouble

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 20797
interpreted = N
texte = You're probably using command=append instead of a true [append] context on the resulting page and your webcatalog preferences don't have append in the list of allowable commands (WebCatalog Admin->Preferences).John.>Does anyone know of any weird situations that would cause a browser to >flash up the username/password box for an unauthorized user. (webcat >Mac 2.1.2) > >I have a very simple form that collects data. The form gets processed by >a template that only uses an append context, a sendmail, and a writefile. > > >Neither template has any protect tags. > >Not a single include file on either template. > >Not a single command on either template. > > > >All browsers seem to be able to access the form with no problem. When >they submit however, up comes the username dialog box. > > > >What am I missing??? > > >thanks, dan t. John A. Hill, V.P. Marketing Pacific Coast Software eCommerce / Web Developer Tools http://www.smithmicro.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Unauthorized User trouble (Dan Tryon 1998)
  2. Unauthorized User trouble (Dan Tryon 1998)
  3. Re: Unauthorized User trouble (Chirs W 1998)
  4. Re: Unauthorized User trouble (John Hill 1998)
You're probably using command=append instead of a true [append] context on the resulting page and your webcatalog preferences don't have append in the list of allowable commands (WebCatalog Admin->Preferences).John.>Does anyone know of any weird situations that would cause a browser to >flash up the username/password box for an unauthorized user. (webcat >Mac 2.1.2) > >I have a very simple form that collects data. The form gets processed by >a template that only uses an append context, a sendmail, and a writefile. > > >Neither template has any protect tags. > >Not a single include file on either template. > >Not a single command on either template. > > > >All browsers seem to be able to access the form with no problem. When >they submit however, up comes the username dialog box. > > > >What am I missing??? > > >thanks, dan t. John A. Hill, V.P. Marketing Pacific Coast Software eCommerce / Web Developer Tools http://www.smithmicro.com John Hill

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