Re: WebStar5 and realm authentication

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 54693
interpreted = N
texte = You're asking a webstar question on the webdna talk list. Did you mean to send this question to the webstar talk list? >I'm ready to migrate my server to OSX, and have to decide on using >WebStar or just Apache by itself. In searching the archives for >another issue, I unexpectedly came across the problem with WebStar5 >not giving a user a second try if he messes up his authentication >with realm protection. I have two questions: > >1. Is this an Apache limitation, or WebStar's > >2. Is this a failure of either username or password, or only of a >nonexistent username? In other words, if they mess up the password >part of an existing username, will they get the box again for >another go at the password. > >Oh, I guess a third question: > >3. Is WebStar seeing this as something that needs to be fixed, or >just an "Oh well..." thing. > >Thanks, >Terry Wilson > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ -- Kenneth Grome ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: WebStar5 and realm authentication ( Kenneth Grome 2003)
  2. WebStar5 and realm authentication ( Terry Wilson 2003)
You're asking a webstar question on the webdna Talk List. Did you mean to send this question to the webstar Talk List? >I'm ready to migrate my server to OSX, and have to decide on using >WebStar or just Apache by itself. In searching the archives for >another issue, I unexpectedly came across the problem with WebStar5 >not giving a user a second try if he messes up his authentication >with realm protection. I have two questions: > >1. Is this an Apache limitation, or WebStar's > >2. Is this a failure of either username or password, or only of a >nonexistent username? In other words, if they mess up the password >part of an existing username, will they get the box again for >another go at the password. > >Oh, I guess a third question: > >3. Is WebStar seeing this as something that needs to be fixed, or >just an "Oh well..." thing. > >Thanks, >Terry Wilson > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ -- Kenneth Grome ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Kenneth Grome

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