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

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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

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