--- Rob Nagler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> J,L writes:
> > i think to fool a server to fetch page,d/l files
> etc,
> > cookie, refer,user-agent,authentication are the
> ones
> > related most. or all?
> 
> There is never a "most" in this case.  Here are some
> problems I've
> run into besides the one you mentioned:
> 
> 1) Mismatched SSL versions
> 2) Expecting Referer: to be something specific
> 3) Unexpected Authorization: (fixed in a patch to
> this list)
> 4) Not retrieving JavaScript or other included files
>    (usually, to set cookies, but you never know).
> 5) Requests received too fast
> 
> As somebody else on this list already mentioned, you
> have to do
> exactly what the browser does if you're having
> problems.  The reasons
> for this are usually poorly implemented software on
> the server side
> and not a security scheme.
> 
> Happy scraping,
> Rob
> 
> 

The new trick,well been around for quite a while, is
to generate a image with random number on it,submiters
have to submit the form with a the corresponding
number. This tech used a lot on search engine form. I
don't think anyone can get around with it. But this
probably has nothing to do with LWP..

James


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