Re^2: How to get password protected content via LWP - by emulating my own browser (that can view that content)

Thanks Lawliet No - there is no specific reason, but I tried authentication using LWP and failed so thought of using the mozilla cookiestore to utilized the already existing session. as regards your suggestion, do you know from where I could get the basic realm for my site? Thanks Prat

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Re^3: How to get password protected content via LWP - by emulating my own browser (that can view that content) by Lawliet (Curate) on Sep 03, 2008 at 23:36 UTC
I believe it is what appears in between the quotes when the popup box asks for the password when you try to navigate to the page in a browser.</baddirections> Something like `Enter your username and password for 'realm'` I'm so adjective, I verb nouns! chomp; # nom nom nom	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: How to get password protected content via LWP - by emulating my own browser (that can view that content) by Anonymous Monk on Sep 04, 2008 at 06:57 UTC
its not basic http authentication, its an html form with a submit button and lots of javascript	[reply]