The Form authentication trick
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texte = Short version:1) login.html : create a form with field username and password and an action pointing to login1.tpl with method=post2) on login1.tpl put simply: [redirect http://[username]:[password]@www.yoursite.com/login2.tpl]3) on login2.tpl put the following meta tag in the header of the page:
4) on protected.tpl (and others pages) use the usual [protect groupname] tagI use it daily since I found it (and sent my trick to the list), a few month ago. It work fine with Netscape 4.7 and Explorer 4 on Mac and Windows in both SSL and normal http. Tested sucessfully on the following server setup: - Mac OS 8.6 + W*4.0 + WC PI 3.04 - Mac OS 9.04 + W*4.2 + WC PI 4.01Have fun, and give me your feedback. Brice -- Brice Le Blevennec, Digerati, ListDad,
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Short version:1) login.html : create a form with field username and password and an action pointing to login1.tpl with method=post2) on login1.tpl put simply: [redirect http://[username]:[password]@www.yoursite.com/login2.tpl]3) on login2.tpl put the following meta tag in the header of the page: 4) on protected.tpl (and others pages) use the usual [protect groupname] tagI use it daily since I found it (and sent my trick to the list), a few month ago. It work fine with Netscape 4.7 and Explorer 4 on Mac and Windows in both SSL and normal http. Tested sucessfully on the following server setup: - Mac OS 8.6 + W*4.0 + WC PI 3.04 - Mac OS 9.04 + W*4.2 + WC PI 4.01Have fun, and give me your feedback. Brice -- Brice Le Blevennec, Digerati, ListDad, Ex Machina Interactive Architects S.A., Ex Nihilo Uno S.A. & Ex Machina Graphic Design S.P.R.L. Ex Machina Television SPRL NetBusiness S.A. ContactOffice Arkaos S.A. X-Pose 2.0 & Visualizer ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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