On Tue, 2007-11-20 at 23:15 -0800, terry_513 wrote: > > Hello, > > In my desktop application, using HttpClient 3.1, I am navigating a web > site. I am trying to retreive the site > https://edit.yahoo.com/registration?.intl=us&new=1&.done=http, I pass the > respective parameters and perform a POST. The post requires redirect. So, I > get the "Location" from the header which points to "http://yahoo.com"; and > get the new location url via GET method. > > My problem is: the submission if form should be going somehwere else, but > it is going to the home page. Why so? Where I may be going wrong? The code > doesn't throw any exception or error. But the page that I receive is not > expected. Any idea, guidance will be of great help. > > Thanks > >
This has nothing to do with HttpClient. Yahoo and many other high profile sites are known to employ various techniques to detect and prevent automated screen-scraping. Oleg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
