Re: [SLUG] Intercepting web requests and authenticating users?

From: Eben King (eben1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Wed Feb 04 2004 - 10:30:38 EST


On Wed, 4 Feb 2004, Ben Ostrowsky wrote:

> When I go to places that offer membership-based wireless access, any URL I
> try to go to will take me to the same login/signup page. How do they do
> that?

If you've already signed up, then sometimes the web page stores your
ID/password in a cookie. This may be insecure; I prefer to be asked each
time.

> Can I do it with Free software?

It may be miswritten to work only with Redmondware.

> Revised question: is there a not-painfully-difficult way to do this with
> Free software?

WINE + IE?

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-eben    ebQenW1@EtaRmpTabYayU.rIr.OcoPm    home.tampabay.rr.com/hactar

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