I've experienced problems using $ua->credentials().
Try using $request->authorization_basic($username, $password) which seems to
work much better.
Bernie
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Kinsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, July 03, 2000 8:50 AM
Subject: UserAgent mirror and credentials
>Hi;
>
>I am currently using a script which mirrors a file from a URL using the
>LWP::UserAgent mirror function, but which needs to supply credentials to
>access this file. I know the credentials I am using are correct, having
>tested them in other code, but they seem wholly ineffective when using the
>mirror function. Does this not take credentials into account?
>
>The code I am using is (a bit edited):
>
>...
>my $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new();
>$ua->credentials("www5.mydomain.com","A Realm","username","password");
>$ua->proxy(['http'] => 'http://proxy.mydomain.com:80');
>$response = $ua->mirror($URL, $MIRROR);
>...
>
>Any suggestions as to why this wouldn't be working?
>
>Thanks
>
>Jim
>
>Jim Kinsey->[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>BBC NewsOnline->Trainee Web Developer
>
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