Re: [Boston.pm] Help using LWP to change password Q's?

2004-08-26 Thread John Tsangaris
I'm not sure this answers your question... but I always do this whenever trying to figure out form data being sent to the server for LWP purposes. Use a simple proxy server and log the requests. I used the chance to roll my own (about 20 lines, now up to about 100) that keeps three different

[Boston.pm] Help using LWP to change password Q's?

2004-08-24 Thread Bob Mariotti
Fellow mongers; I have a mental block! I just cannot seem to get this logic to an understandable point. Therefore, I was hoping that some of you could explain the process somewhat. I have several reasonably complex scripts that use LWP to interact with a remote secured web site. Works great

Re: [Boston.pm] Help using LWP to change password Q's?

2004-08-24 Thread Andrew Langmead
On Tuesday, August 24, 2004, at 10:42 AM, Bob Mariotti wrote: By examining the received HTML code I determined the fieldnames used above so that I could load them on my next POST operation. I also noted that on the FORM statement the value of the ACTION parameter was ABC123 with NO extension.

Re: [Boston.pm] Help using LWP to change password Q's?

2004-08-24 Thread Andrew Langmead
On Tuesday, August 24, 2004, at 10:42 AM, Bob Mariotti wrote: By examining the received HTML code I determined the fieldnames used above so that I could load them on my next POST operation. I also noted that on the FORM statement the value of the ACTION parameter was ABC123 with NO extension.

Re: [Boston.pm] Help using LWP to change password Q's?

2004-08-24 Thread Gyepi SAM
On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 10:42:32AM -0400, Bob Mariotti wrote: Q: How does the submit button interrelate with the next URL? Example: Initial https connect to specified page : https://xxx.yyy.com/ssp/jsp/blah.jsp The submit button causes your browser to submit the contents of the form

Re: [Boston.pm] Help using LWP to change password Q's?

2004-08-24 Thread Dan Boger
On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 12:25:43PM -0400, Gyepi SAM wrote: Note that since the action tag should either be fully qualified (begin with http or https) or be relative (begin with '/'). Neither is true in this case, so the browser has to figure out what to do. Aren't paths that begin with a '/'

Re: [Boston.pm] Help using LWP to change password Q's?

2004-08-24 Thread Ian Langworth
On 24.Aug.2004 12:02PM -0400, Dan Boger wrote: On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 12:25:43PM -0400, Gyepi SAM wrote: Note that since the action tag should either be fully qualified (begin with http or https) or be relative (begin with '/'). Neither is true in this case, so the browser has to figure

Re: [Boston.pm] Help using LWP to change password Q's?

2004-08-24 Thread Gyepi SAM
On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 12:02:26PM -0400, Dan Boger wrote: On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 12:25:43PM -0400, Gyepi SAM wrote: Note that since the action tag should either be fully qualified (begin with http or https) or be relative (begin with '/'). Neither is true in this case, so the browser has

Re: [Boston.pm] Help using LWP to change password Q's?

2004-08-24 Thread Dan Boger
On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 01:35:20PM -0400, Ian Langworth wrote: On 24.Aug.2004 12:02PM -0400, Dan Boger wrote: On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 12:25:43PM -0400, Gyepi SAM wrote: Note that since the action tag should either be fully qualified (begin with http or https) or be relative (begin

Re: [Boston.pm] Help using LWP to change password Q's?

2004-08-24 Thread Uri Guttman
BM == Bob Mariotti [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: BM I have several reasonably complex scripts that use LWP to interact BM with a remote secured web site. Works great and reliably. Now BM the remote service site has implemented expiring passwords BM requiring the clients (my script) to