Re: Logout?

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 17323
interpreted = N
texte = >Has anyone a tip on how to log out a user who is accessing a page >protected by the [protect] tag. >I want the user to be able to follow a link or press a form button and by >that erase authentification sent by the browser. 1- Create a new entry in the users.db with the following values:user = LOGOUT pass = NOW groups = LOGOUT2- Create a page which is protected with a [protect logout] tag, and put something like this text into that page: Thanks for using our service, you have successfully logged out!3- Create a link (or form) on any *other* page on your site, and make it lead to the new page you just created.4- When the visitor wants to logout, he/she simply clicks that link or form button, which brings up the browser's authentication dialog box.5- The user enters the username LOGOUT and password NOW, and then receives the Thanks for using our service, you have successfully logged out! message ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Logout? (Per Christian Lied 1998)
  2. Re: Logout? (Kenneth Grome 1998)
>Has anyone a tip on how to log out a user who is accessing a page >protected by the [protect] tag. >I want the user to be able to follow a link or press a form button and by >that erase authentification sent by the browser. 1- Create a new entry in the users.db with the following values:user = LOGOUT pass = NOW groups = LOGOUT2- Create a page which is protected with a [protect logout] tag, and put something like this text into that page: Thanks for using our service, you have successfully logged out!3- Create a link (or form) on any *other* page on your site, and make it lead to the new page you just created.4- When the visitor wants to logout, he/she simply clicks that link or form button, which brings up the browser's authentication dialog box.5- The user enters the username LOGOUT and password NOW, and then receives the Thanks for using our service, you have successfully logged out! message ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Kenneth Grome

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