I had thesameproblem with posting resumes on siteslike monster.com etc... You have to go throught the HTTP headers and read the cookie/ and or seesion id they pass.... It is possible though...
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Frank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 11:53 PM Subject: eBay new SignIn Procedure and ColdFusion > Some background: > > I developed a ColdFusion system that interfaces with eBay to allow a user to > post auctions, manage them during the auction's lifetime (retrieving > hits/bids/bidder email addresses etc.), and manage post-processing (emailing > winners and losing bidders, ordering online etc.). > > This effort was supremely possible because eBay did not maintain session > between any interaction, be it GET/POST interaction etc., rather, you just > passed the userid/password on every CFHTTP and it worked like a charm. > > This all changed recently when eBay started tracking sessions via cookies. > I've tried to simulate the eBay signin mechanism, trying to capture the > necessary cookie variables to subsequently pass to eBay to convince it that > it is on the same session. > > I have not been successful in capturing the necessary cookie values to > proceed any further. > > > Purpose of this Post: > > I am looking to develop a set of templates that, when run, would return the > cookie vars necessary to continue interacting with eBay in a single session. > > Is this at all possible or am I wasting my time?? > > Thanks for the info, > > Joe "sleepless in spring valley" Frank > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
