6 a.m.
is there any way of automatically providing my username and password
when i go to a certain website i need to use frequently?
i have got as far as saving a URL file so that at least i don't have
to type that part every time. perhaps there's a standard way (which i
should know but don't) of including the username and password in the
URL file?
thanks.
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Jim
Nagel www.archivemag.co.uk
Abbey Press 32 Norbins Rd (01458) 83 3603
Glastonbury BA6 9JG pocket 0797 415 3861
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details
6:10 a.m.
On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:00:16 +0100
Jim Nagel <netsurf(a)abbeypress.co.uk> wrote:
is there any way of automatically providing my username and password
when i go to a certain website i need to use frequently?
It depends. If the site is using basic auth (ie, the browser pops up a
dialogue box asking you for a username and password) you can often pass
this information in the URL;
http://username:password@www.foo.bar.com/
If the user name and password is collected via a form on the web page,
and the site doesn't have a "remember me" tick box, you'll need to use
a browser that can automatically fill in forms and remember passwords
for you.
There was a hack floating about to automatically fill in forms for
browsers under RISC OS, but I don't recall its name.
B.
6:39 a.m.
On 16 Apr 2009 Rob Kendrick <rjek(a)netsurf-browser.org> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:00:16 +0100
Jim Nagel <netsurf(a)abbeypress.co.uk> wrote:
> is there any way of automatically providing my username and
password
> when i go to a certain website i need to use frequently?
It depends. If the site is using basic auth (ie, the browser pops up
a
dialogue box asking you for a username and password) you can often pass
this information in the URL;
If the user name and password is collected via a form on the web
page,
and the site doesn't have a "remember me" tick box, you'll need to use
a browser that can automatically fill in forms and remember passwords
for you.
There was a hack floating about to automatically fill in forms for
browsers under RISC OS, but I don't recall its name.
Not a hack, but Kevin Wells's FFiler (the links given in the Help file
and on the software database seem to be dead, and Google hasn't been
my friend) will keep data and transfer it into NetSurf's icons.
However, maybe you don't want to keep passwords in it ...
With best wishes,
Peter.
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Anne \/ __ __ \ England.
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7:16 a.m.
On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:39:19 +0100
Dr Peter Young <pnyoung(a)ormail.co.uk> wrote:
> There was a hack floating about to automatically fill in forms
for
> browsers under RISC OS, but I don't recall its name.
Not a hack, but Kevin Wells's FFiler (the links given in the Help
file and on the software database seem to be dead, and Google hasn't
been my friend) will keep data and transfer it into NetSurf's icons.
However, maybe you don't want to keep passwords in it ...
Given NetSurf doesn't use icons for forms, I think this classes as a
hack as it must be "typing" it in and hoping form tab ordering hasn't
changed :)
B.
8:20 a.m.
In message <20090416131619.0ab71844(a)trite.i.flarn.net.i.flarn.net>
Rob Kendrick <rjek(a)netsurf-browser.org> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:39:19 +0100
Dr Peter Young <pnyoung(a)ormail.co.uk> wrote:
> > There was a hack floating about to automatically fill in forms for
> > browsers under RISC OS, but I don't recall its name.
>
> Not a hack, but Kevin Wells's FFiler (the links given in the Help
> file and on the software database seem to be dead, and Google hasn't
> been my friend) will keep data and transfer it into NetSurf's icons.
> However, maybe you don't want to keep passwords in it ...
Given NetSurf doesn't use icons for forms, I think this classes as a
hack as it must be "typing" it in and hoping form tab ordering hasn't
changed :)
What it does is you have the cursor in the form tab or icon location and
hit the button and it then puts the information from the button to the
form tab or icon.
The only browser it does not work with is Oregano2.
B.
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11:08 a.m.
On 16 Apr 2009 Rob Kendrick <rjek(a)netsurf-browser.org> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:39:19 +0100
Dr Peter Young <pnyoung(a)ormail.co.uk> wrote:
>> There was a hack floating about to automatically fill in
forms for
>> browsers under RISC OS, but I don't recall its name.
>
> Not a hack, but Kevin Wells's FFiler (the links given in the Help
> file and on the software database seem to be dead, and Google hasn't
> been my friend) will keep data and transfer it into NetSurf's icons.
> However, maybe you don't want to keep passwords in it ...
Given NetSurf doesn't use icons for forms, I think this classes
as a
hack as it must be "typing" it in and hoping form tab ordering hasn't
changed :)
That's too deep for me, but NetSurf's forms, if I've got the term
right, will accept output from FFiler, and will also accept selections
dragged and dropped from at least StrongED and OPro; I do this
regularly. Useful feature.
With best wishes,
Peter.
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Anne \/ __ __ \ England.
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7:27 a.m.
Dr Peter Young wrote:
On 16 Apr 2009 Rob Kendrick <rjek(a)netsurf-browser.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:00:16 +0100
> Jim Nagel <netsurf(a)abbeypress.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> is there any way of automatically providing my username and password
>> when i go to a certain website i need to use frequently?
>>
> It depends. If the site is using basic auth (ie, the browser pops up a
> dialogue box asking you for a username and password) you can often pass
> this information in the URL;
>
> http://username:password@www.foo.bar.com/
>
> If the user name and password is collected via a form on the web page,
> and the site doesn't have a "remember me" tick box, you'll need to
use
> a browser that can automatically fill in forms and remember passwords
> for you.
>
> There was a hack floating about to automatically fill in forms for
> browsers under RISC OS, but I don't recall its name.
>
Not a hack, but Kevin Wells's FFiler (the links given in the Help file
and on the software database seem to be dead, and Google hasn't been
my friend) will keep data and transfer it into NetSurf's icons.
However, maybe you don't want to keep passwords in it ...
Perhaps here ...
http://riscos.kevsoft.co.uk/
--
C.B.
The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
8:12 a.m.
In message <7624df4c50.pnyoung(a)pnyoung.ormail.co.uk>
Dr Peter Young <pnyoung(a)ormail.co.uk> wrote:
On 16 Apr 2009 Rob Kendrick <rjek(a)netsurf-browser.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:00:16 +0100
> Jim Nagel <netsurf(a)abbeypress.co.uk> wrote:
>> is there any way of automatically providing my username and password
>> when i go to a certain website i need to use frequently?
> It depends. If the site is using basic auth (ie, the browser pops up a
> dialogue box asking you for a username and password) you can often pass
> this information in the URL;
> http://username:password@www.foo.bar.com/
> If the user name and password is collected via a form on the web page,
> and the site doesn't have a "remember me" tick box, you'll need to
use
> a browser that can automatically fill in forms and remember passwords
> for you.
> There was a hack floating about to automatically fill in forms for
> browsers under RISC OS, but I don't recall its name.
Not a hack, but Kevin Wells's FFiler (the links given in the Help file
and on the software database seem to be dead, and Google hasn't been
my friend) will keep data and transfer it into NetSurf's icons.
However, maybe you don't want to keep passwords in it ...
I had to change the web space as the topcities one became unreliable to
change things.
http://riscos.kevsoft.co.uk/
With best wishes,
Peter.
--
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http://kevsoft.co.uk/ http://kevsoft.co.uk/AleQuest/
ICQ 238580561
Member of IRUG http://irug.kevsoft.co.uk/
7:25 a.m.
Rob Kendrick wrote on 16 Apr :
On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:00:16 +0100
Jim Nagel <netsurf(a)abbeypress.co.uk> wrote:
> is there any way of automatically providing my username and
password
> when i go to a certain website i need to use frequently?
It depends. If the site is using basic auth (ie, the browser pops up
a
dialogue box asking you for a username and password) you can often pass
this information in the URL; [oi! you mean COLON!]
http://username:password@www.foo.bar.com/
yes! that does it! thanks, Rob.
the website in question is the controlpanel at Neil Spellings'
Purleyhosting for one of my domains. i'm pleased that now i can
simply doubleclick this URL file and go directly to the relevant page,
several levels into the controlpanel.
this makes a pain-free method to quickly define a unique email alias
at my domain. (i always do this when registering with any online
service or mailinglist, so i can abandon the alias if it starts
getting spam.)
i had always presumed i had to resort to an American browser on the
laptop to do the chore, but it's great to have it set up as a mere
doubleclick in Netsurf now.
--
>> no need to reply my entire message back to me ;=]
Jim
Nagel www.archivemag.co.uk
Abbey Press 32 Norbins Rd (01458) 83 3603
Glastonbury BA6 9JG pocket 0797 415 3861
> before emailing large files (>1Mb), please ask me for FTP
details
9:59 a.m.
Rob Kendrick wrote on 16 Apr :
On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:00:16 +0100
Jim Nagel <netsurf(a)abbeypress.co.uk> wrote:
> is there any way of automatically providing my username and
password
> when i go to a certain website i need to use frequently?
It depends. If the site is using basic auth (ie, the browser pops up
a
dialogue box asking you for a username and password) you can often pass
this information in the URL; [oi! you mean COLON!]
http://username:password@www.foo.bar.com/
yes! that does it! thanks, Rob.
the website in question is the controlpanel at Neil Spellings'
Purleyhosting for one of my domains. i'm pleased that now i can
simply doubleclick this URL file and go directly to the relevant page,
several levels into the controlpanel.
this makes a pain-free method to quickly define a unique email alias
at my domain. (i always do this when registering with any online
service or mailinglist, so i can abandon the alias if it starts
getting spam.)
i had always presumed i had to resort to an American browser on the
laptop to do the chore, but it's great to have it set up as a mere
doubleclick in Netsurf now.
--
>> no need to reply my entire message back to me ;=]
Jim
Nagel www.archivemag.co.uk
Abbey Press 32 Norbins Rd (01458) 83 3603
Glastonbury BA6 9JG pocket 0797 415 3861
6:20 a.m.
On 16 Apr 2009 Rob Kendrick wrote:
On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:00:16 +0100
Jim Nagel <netsurf(a)abbeypress.co.uk> wrote:
> is there any way of automatically providing my username and
password
> when i go to a certain website i need to use frequently?
It depends. If the site is using basic auth (ie, the browser pops up
a
dialogue box asking you for a username and password) you can often pass
this information in the URL;
If the user name and password is collected via a form on the web
page,
and the site doesn't have a "remember me" tick box, you'll need to use
a browser that can automatically fill in forms and remember passwords
for you.
For sites that use login forms I've set up mini-forms on my local home
page. All the fields are hidden except for the 'submit' button which
has its value changed to indicate the site. Values are inserted for
the username and password, and any relative url is changed to
absolute. This seems to work well for many sites, but some need two
attempts presumably because the site expects to find a cookie set by
the login page.
--
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Disclaimer: Please imagine about 50 lines of pointless clutter.
6:11 a.m.
In article <3591db4c50.jim(a)nails.ukonline.co.uk>,
Jim Nagel <netsurf(a)abbeypress.co.uk> wrote:
is there any way of automatically providing my username and password
when i go to a certain website i need to use frequently?
i have got as far as saving a URL file so that at least i don't
have
to type that part every time. perhaps there's a standard way (which i
should know but don't) of including the username and password in the
URL file?
You need to look at the HTML source of the log-in page and see what the
names of the variables used are.
Then you can often add something like:
?name=Jim&pass=nagelpass
to the URL.
There is sometimes a hidden variable required as well, so add that with
another ampersand.
But, obviously, I've just made these variable names up. You need to dissect
the form on the page.
I do this a lot!
John
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6:21 a.m.
In article <3591db4c50.jim(a)nails.ukonline.co.uk>, Jim Nagel
<netsurf(a)abbeypress.co.uk> wrote:
is there any way of automatically providing my username and password
when i go to a certain website i need to use frequently?
i have got as far as saving a URL file so that at least i don't
have
to type that part every time. perhaps there's a standard way (which i
should know but don't) of including the username and password in the
URL file?
It depends entirely on the site in question. A look at the HTML of the
signing in page may give some clues - please email the page or the URL
and I'll take a look.
--
Tim Hill,
www.timil.com
1:53 p.m.
In article <3591db4c50.jim(a)nails.ukonline.co.uk>, Jim Nagel
<netsurf(a)abbeypress.co.uk> wrote:
is there any way of automatically providing my username and password
when
i go to a certain website i need to use frequently?
i have got as far as saving a URL file so that at least i don't
have to
type that part every time. perhaps there's a standard way (which i should
know but don't) of including the username and password in the URL file?
I Use one of the many macro progs that are available for RiscOS. !Tags by
Thomas Baldwin is good. Can't find a current link for that but I can send you
a copy.It's freeware. !Makro - David Thomas & !TextAid - Alan Wrigley will do
the same. Again, if you can't find 'em, I have copies. You can keep one of
these apps on your desktop with the usernames & passwords. Then it's a quick
few clicks & a scroll to insert what you need. If security is a problem, keep
em in an encrypted file on the desktop then one password gets all. Stephen
Sloan's !Encrypt will do that & there are probably others. Hope this helps,
--
Chris
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