I never did find what I was looking for. I think what I saw was a IIS method and not a Unix method.
I told you I could be wrong. Happens all the time. Thanks for the help anyhow. Troy > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > Behalf Of $Bill Luebkert > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 3:58 PM > To: Troy > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Perl-unix-users] %ENV key to determine > authenticated user > > > Troy wrote: > > > It wasn't an Apache variable from what I recall. > > > > I believe it was one that the browser uses to maintain > authentication > > when moving around within protected areas. > > > Well, Apache (or whatever webserver) is the one that passes > those vrbls on > to the ENV (not the browser). However some browsers set > different vrbls > that may get passed on. One wouldn't want to depend on these > unless it > was in a closed system where only one browser was in use. > > > > I could be wrong. > > > Probably. :) I tested the ENV content from a protected and > non-protected > tree and those are the only two keys that were added > (AUTH_TYPE REMOTE_USER). > > NS also has these two from the browser that MSIE doesn't have > (on my tests): > > > HTTP_ACCEPT_CHARSET HTTP_KEEP_ALIVE > > which really have no bearing. > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: $Bill Luebkert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 2:41 PM > >>To: Troy > >>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: Re: [Perl-unix-users] %ENV key to determine > >>authenticated user > >> > >> > >>Troy wrote: > >> > >> > >>>I remember someone posted a bit of code that read one of > >>> > >>the ENV vars to > >> > >>>grab the current user logged into a .htaccess protected area. > >>> > >>>Does anyone have that code or remember what it was? > >>> > >> > >>On APache, there are only two vrbls normally set in > addition the ones: > >> > >> > >>AUTH_TYPE = basic > >>REMOTE_USER = username > > > > -- > ,-/- __ _ _ $Bill Luebkert ICQ=14439852 > (_/ / ) // // DBE Collectibles Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > / ) /--< o // // http://dbecoll.tripod.com/ (Free > site for Perl) > -/-' /___/_<_</_</_ Castle of Medieval Myth & Magic http://www.todbe.com/ _______________________________________________ Perl-Unix-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs _______________________________________________ Perl-Unix-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
