All,
I have already resolved this issue, but I am wondering if anyone has any ideas on why it is necessary and if there is a better way. Here is the situation:
  1. $mech->get($url); # Page fetched is http://foo.com
  2. $mech->credentials($user, $pass); # Basic Authentication
  3. $mech->submit(); # Goes to https://foo.com (basic authentication) then redirects back to http://foo.com

Now, I tried every incantation I could with $mech->credentials() and when I called it but every single time it would spit out an error saying POST failed because https://foo.com required authentication. Here is how I resolved it: 

$mech->default_header(Authorization => 'Basic ' . encode_base64($user 
+. ':' . $pass));
$mech->get($url);
$mech->submit();

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Does anyone know why this was necessary and does anyone have a better solution (preferrably using credentials()?

Cheers - L~R

In reply to Better Solution To WWW::Mechanize Basic Authentication by Limbic~Region

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