Re: possible to oscillate between a [redirect] and [authenticate] every other login attempt?

This WebDNA talk-list message is from

2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 33618
interpreted = N
texte = Thanks Anup,I tried that like this-___________[showif [url][password][/url]![url][Decrypt seed=theTree][lookup db=dbs/some.db&lookinField=Handle&value=[URL][username][/URL][!] [/!]&returnField=Pass¬Found=NotFoundAmigo][/Decrypt][/url]][showif [URL][retryCounter][/URL]=%5BretryCounter%5D] [math show=F]retryCounter=2[/math] [/showif][showif [URL][retryCounter][/URL]\2] [REDIRECT PassHelp.tmpl?no_cache=[date %Y%m%d%m%S]&retryCounter=[retryCounter]] [/showif][hideif [URL][retryCounter][/URL]\2] [authenticate (Use back button for help)] [/hideif][/showif] ______________..but notice that when coming in with an odd number for [retryCounter] the [autheticate] kicks in and the user cannot get back to the [redirect]. I want the [redirect] to kick back in after some more futile attempts, but how?-JohnAnup Setty wrote:> You can have a counter, > > [showif [counter]^counter] > [text]counter=0[/text] > [/showif] > > and on each attempt, increment the counter and pass with your > form action or URL as a variable. > > each time the user comes back; > > [showif [counter]>3] -- whatever the number you want use as limitation > [redirect .....] > [/showif] > > hope this works > > anup > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Butler > To: WebCatalog Talk > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 2:53 PM > Subject: possible to oscillate between a [redirect] and [authenticate] every > other login attempt? > > > I want it so that if an admin type tries logging in with a bad password, > then he is > > redirected to another (help) page... where he has the option (among > others) to click a > > link to go back to the original login page and try again. So the > protection code at > > the top of that original login page must not redirect if he is trying > again. This I > > can do with the below code, but what I haven't figured out is how to cause > the redirect > > to kick back in and send him back to the help page after [x] more of his > bad attempts > > to get the password right. Maybe this is impossible. Any ideas? > > > > (as the below code is now, once he uses the link to go back and try again > ...a > > href=login.tmpl?retry=yes... he gets stuck on the [authenticate]. He > can use the > > back button, but can I automate it?) > > ________ > > > > [showif [url][password][/url]![url][Decrypt seed=thetree][lookup > > db=wzdb/some.db&lookinField=Handle&value=[URL][username][/URL][!] > > [/!]&returnField=Pass¬Found=NotFoundAmigo][/Decrypt][/url]] > > > > [hideif [URL][retry][/URL]=yes] > > [REDIRECT PassHelp.tmpl?no_cache=[date %Y%m%d%m%S]] > > [/hideif] > > > > [authenticate (Use back button for help)] > > > > [/showif] > > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: possible to oscillate between a [redirect] and [authenticate] every other login attempt? (John Butler 2000)
  2. Re: possible to oscillate between a [redirect] and [authenticate] every other login attempt? (Anup Setty 2000)
  3. possible to oscillate between a [redirect] and [authenticate] every other login attempt? (John Butler 2000)
Thanks Anup,I tried that like this-___________[showif [url][password][/url]![url][Decrypt seed=theTree][lookup db=dbs/some.db&lookinField=Handle&value=[url][username][/URL][!] [/!]&returnField=Pass¬Found=NotFoundAmigo][/Decrypt][/url]][showif [url][retryCounter][/URL]=%5BretryCounter%5D] [math show=F]retryCounter=2[/math] [/showif][showif [url][retryCounter][/URL]\2] [REDIRECT PassHelp.tmpl?no_cache=[date %Y%m%d%m%S]&retryCounter=[retryCounter]] [/showif][hideif [url][retryCounter][/URL]\2] [authenticate (Use back button for help)] [/hideif][/showif] ______________..but notice that when coming in with an odd number for [retryCounter] the [autheticate] kicks in and the user cannot get back to the [redirect]. I want the [redirect] to kick back in after some more futile attempts, but how?-JohnAnup Setty wrote:> You can have a counter, > > [showif [counter]^counter] > [text]counter=0[/text] > [/showif] > > and on each attempt, increment the counter and pass with your > form action or URL as a variable. > > each time the user comes back; > > [showif [counter]>3] -- whatever the number you want use as limitation > [redirect .....] > [/showif] > > hope this works > > anup > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Butler > To: WebCatalog Talk > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 2:53 PM > Subject: possible to oscillate between a [redirect] and [authenticate] every > other login attempt? > > > I want it so that if an admin type tries logging in with a bad password, > then he is > > redirected to another (help) page... where he has the option (among > others) to click a > > link to go back to the original login page and try again. So the > protection code at > > the top of that original login page must not redirect if he is trying > again. This I > > can do with the below code, but what I haven't figured out is how to cause > the redirect > > to kick back in and send him back to the help page after [x] more of his > bad attempts > > to get the password right. Maybe this is impossible. Any ideas? > > > > (as the below code is now, once he uses the link to go back and try again > ...a > > href=login.tmpl?retry=yes... he gets stuck on the [authenticate]. He > can use the > > back button, but can I automate it?) > > ________ > > > > [showif [url][password][/url]![url][Decrypt seed=thetree][lookup > > db=wzdb/some.db&lookinField=Handle&value=[url][username][/URL][!] > > [/!]&returnField=Pass¬Found=NotFoundAmigo][/Decrypt][/url]] > > > > [hideif [url][retry][/URL]=yes] > > [REDIRECT PassHelp.tmpl?no_cache=[date %Y%m%d%m%S]] > > [/hideif] > > > > [authenticate (Use back button for help)] > > > > [/showif] > > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ John Butler

DOWNLOAD WEBDNA NOW!

Top Articles:

Talk List

The WebDNA community talk-list is the best place to get some help: several hundred extremely proficient programmers with an excellent knowledge of WebDNA and an excellent spirit will deliver all the tips and tricks you can imagine...

Related Readings:

BR (1997) PCS Emailer's role ? (1997) Shopping Cart Directory (2000) idear about how to get SMSI to speak. (2006) emailer and other smtp (1998) searching problem (1998) finding child records of child records of child records... with minimal code (2000) WebCat2 - [format thousands] (1997) 2.01 upgrade problems (1997) JavaScript Image Problem (1998) can WC render sites out? (1997) Running _every_ page through WebCat ? (1997) Formulas.db + Users.db (1997) [WebDNA] WebDNA and Google Geo Tagging (2012) WebCat2 beta 11 - new prefs ... (1997) Found the solution for hyphen search (2003) & problem (1999) PCS Frames (1997) [WebDNA] WebDNA future (2010) Problems with SELECT MULTIPLE (1999)