For those web sites that require member login, is it possible to pass username and password in the open(http) header?
Generally, if a web browser can do it, then Unicon can do it. It's just a Simple Matter Of Programming. :-)
In practice, there are several ways a site can ask for a member login. The first and probably the simplest uses an extension of HTTP called Authentication, which is documented in the RFC. AFAICR, it requires checking for a particular response that indicates an authentication is required, then supplying an extra header in future requests to the same web server with the encoded password.
The next simplest is probably more common and involves a HTTP POST with the username and password in certain fields. Such pages usually return a HTTP Cookie which (obviously) would be sent in subsequent requests. This also requires a bit of reverse-engineering of the target page to know which fields to post!
The third and probably the hardest to do in Unicon is the second behind an HTTPS page. That requires SSL and thus encryption...
Wade Bowmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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