> -----Original Message----- > From: Liz Kim [mailto:lizkim270@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 1:21 AM > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Password Box.. > > I would like to set up a customized message that shows up > with or before the password prompt appears. > I've been doing some research and it seems like customizing > the actual password prompt box is impossible. As Scott rightly says, it is impossible to modify or control the pop-up box that the browser generates in response to a 401. Nevertheless, you're probably wondering how some sites manage to log you in via a "normal" form page? They do this by checking the credentials by some other means (ie, *not* Basic Auth) and then issuing a cookie for the session. These methods require additional server-sided programming (CGI, PHP, ASP, Cocoon etc.) Rgds, Owen Boyle Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. > Is there a way for apache to create a pop up window of some > sort displaying the message? > I am assuming javascript won't do since that sits behind the > apache security layer. > > Thank you > > This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender urgently and then immediately delete the message and any copies of it from your system. Please also immediately destroy any hardcopies of the message. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. The sender's company reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through their networks. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the message states otherwise and the sender is authorised to state them to be the views of the sender's company. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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