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Ayon sa chika ni Paolo Falcone noong Monday 04 February 2002 17:52, > On Mon, 4 Feb 2002 at 13:21, Orlando Andico wrote: > > The username/password is useful if you wanna download something from a > > site that requires authentication (e.g. technet.oracle.com) but you want > > to use wget(1) instead of your browser, e.g. > > > > http://orly:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/blah/blah/blah/blah.tar.gz > > > > I didn't know that feature of the HTTP spec was *that* obscure, I've > > been using it for ages. > > > > (works for ftp too..) > > If I remember right, the web browser Opera recognizes such kinds of URL > and would prompt the user if he'd want to enter some personal web site that > would need authentication (unlike the prevalent web browsers in the > market). I'd expect that MS would "borrow" that functionality in their next > iteration of Internet Explorer. [Damn the courts: full integration ahead!] > > > Paolo Falcone > > __________________________________ > www.edsamail.com > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at > http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Regards, Tonton Rabena Little Green Apples http://www.lga.net.sg [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
