Julian Mehnle wrote:
 
> Just forget about all the "preferences" password stuff, will ya?
> It doesn't really matter.

Setting the size of the edit box is essential for some browsers...
some defaults (wikipedia or similar) are apparently designed for
fullscreen windows on a screen better than 1024*768.

> Your browser should offer you the option to remember your password
> for you.

It doesn't, that's why many sites offer an optional cookie login.

Scott wrote about IE:

| I suspect they neglected to implement the encryption algorithm
| that Julian picked.  It wouldn't be the first time something like
| that happened with MS products.

Unlikely, if they don't have Auth: Digest (for http) they must at
least support Auth: Basic (for https).  And the latter is anyway
better if you're damned sure that the certificate is for the site
in question - IMHO Auth: Digest is an interoperability nightmare.

For starters I've added a fresh [[Council Meeting/2007-02-09]] :-)

Frank


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