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The following page has been changed by RolandWeber: http://wiki.apache.org/jakarta-httpclient/ForAbsoluteBeginners The comment on the change is: "simulate clicking on hyperlink" + step 2 not needed at runtime ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and execute a GET request for the login page. Just use the link you would type into the browser as the URL. + This is what a browser does when you enter a URL in the address bar + or when you click on a link that points to another web page. Inspect the response from the server: @@ -241, +243 @@ If it is correct, the server may use a browser detection. You will have to set the header field User-Agent to a value used by a popular browser to pretend that the request is coming from that browser. + + If you can't get the login page, get the home page instead now. + Get the login page in the next step, when you establish the session. === Establish the Session === @@ -252, +257 @@ you can reach simply by clicking on a link in the browser. Something where you can see the URL in the browser status line while the mouse pointer is hovering over the link. + [[BR]] + This step is important when developing the application. Once you know + that your application does establish the session correctly, you may + be able to remove it. Only if you couldn't get the login page directly + and had to get the home page first, you know you have to leave it in. Inspect the request being sent to the server. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
