Re: [WebDNA] Fails from http:// but works from file:///

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2009


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 104052
interpreted = N
texte = Hi Marc, I use WebDeveloperToolbar but didn't think about it having a Disable Referrer checkbox -- but I found it and tried it and now http://localhost works perfectly. Thanks for the suggestion! BTW, I tried every option in RefControl and none of them worked so I have already disabled it. Sincerely, Kenneth Grome www.KenGrome.com > Ken, > Since you use FireFox, you might try the following: > about:config > network.http.sendReferrerHeader > > default = 2 > set it to 0 and try again? > > Also, in the WebDeveloperToolbar one can Disable Referrers > > Marc > > Kenneth Grome wrote: > >> Can you share some code? > > > > This is the form tag: > > > >
> > > > The form is ridiculously long but it's the exact same form in either case, so I don't see any reason to post it here. The only difference is not in the form anyways, the difference is that I'm accessing the file in two different ways: http:// and file:/// > > > > > >> It could be something about the referrer, but it might be a path issue in the code. > > > > Here are the paths as shown in the browser's location field: > > > > http://localhost/ken/realEstate/gcmlsSearches/originalCode.html > > file:///home/ken/realEstate/gcmlsSearches/originalCode.html > > > > > >> Also, just out of curiosity, have you tried testing it with IE on Windows (or user agent switching the browser to say so)? > > > > No, but I always use Firefox when visiting this MLS site and it always works fine when I do this search from the same form after Firefox receives it from the MLS server. It just doesn't seem to like it when the form is served via http:// from my "localhost" development computer. > > > > The only difference I can imagine here is the referer ... which may mean that I can spoof it by putting a referer into my tcpconnect (when I'm actually ready to use tcpconnect to post to the server, but I;m not there yet). > > > > Too bad Firefox doesn't have a feature that allows me to change the referer manually so I can test everything BEFORE messing with tcpconnect ... :) > > > > Now that I've said this I wouldn't be surprised if it does, as an add-on. I'll check now ... > > > > Sincerely, > > Kenneth Grome > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > > the mailing list . > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > > Bug Reporting: http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288 > > . > > > Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] Fails from http:// but works from file:/// (Patrick Junkroski 2009)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Fails from http:// but works from file:/// (Kenneth Grome 2009)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] Fails from http:// but works from file:/// (Marc Thompson 2009)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] Fails from http:// but works from file:/// (Kenneth Grome 2009)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] Fails from http:// but works from file:/// (Marc Thompson 2009)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] Fails from http:// but works from file:/// (Marc Thompson 2009)
  7. Re: [WebDNA] Fails from http:// but works from file:/// (Patrick Junkroski 2009)
  8. [WebDNA] Fails from http:// but works from file:/// (Kenneth Grome 2009)
Hi Marc, I use WebDeveloperToolbar but didn't think about it having a Disable Referrer checkbox -- but I found it and tried it and now http://localhost works perfectly. Thanks for the suggestion! BTW, I tried every option in RefControl and none of them worked so I have already disabled it. Sincerely, Kenneth Grome www.KenGrome.com > Ken, > Since you use FireFox, you might try the following: > about:config > network.http.sendReferrerHeader > > default = 2 > set it to 0 and try again? > > Also, in the WebDeveloperToolbar one can Disable Referrers > > Marc > > Kenneth Grome wrote: > >> Can you share some code? > > > > This is the form tag: > > > > > > > > The form is ridiculously long but it's the exact same form in either case, so I don't see any reason to post it here. The only difference is not in the form anyways, the difference is that I'm accessing the file in two different ways: http:// and file:/// > > > > > >> It could be something about the referrer, but it might be a path issue in the code. > > > > Here are the paths as shown in the browser's location field: > > > > http://localhost/ken/realEstate/gcmlsSearches/originalCode.html > > file:///home/ken/realEstate/gcmlsSearches/originalCode.html > > > > > >> Also, just out of curiosity, have you tried testing it with IE on Windows (or user agent switching the browser to say so)? > > > > No, but I always use Firefox when visiting this MLS site and it always works fine when I do this search from the same form after Firefox receives it from the MLS server. It just doesn't seem to like it when the form is served via http:// from my "localhost" development computer. > > > > The only difference I can imagine here is the referer ... which may mean that I can spoof it by putting a referer into my tcpconnect (when I'm actually ready to use tcpconnect to post to the server, but I;m not there yet). > > > > Too bad Firefox doesn't have a feature that allows me to change the referer manually so I can test everything BEFORE messing with tcpconnect ... :) > > > > Now that I've said this I wouldn't be surprised if it does, as an add-on. I'll check now ... > > > > Sincerely, > > Kenneth Grome > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > > the mailing list . > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > > Bug Reporting: http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288 > > . > > > Kenneth Grome

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