Re: put URL oddity

2018-08-03 Thread Stephen MacLean via use-livecode
While *verified* encryption may be “required” by the major browsers and others for preventing "Man In the Middle” attacks, it’s still a hair ball that a lot of sites still haven’t figured out properly… and THAT is the big problem. Cost, expertise, hosting, maintenance of certs, etc. all

Re: put URL oddity

2018-08-03 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
When working with web servers, encryption is in fact ALWAYS required, because if someone can get at your web server they can plant drive by malware. Anything exposed to the internet requires modern encryption, and it can be argued that anything exposed to ANY network requires it. The

Re: put URL oddity

2018-08-03 Thread Stephen MacLean via use-livecode
Yes, what a nightmare! This is going to be a nightmare for years to come… I understand the desire for secure communications, but it’s not always required or even beneficial. Just as those astronauts had better have a fall back plan, so should we:) Steve > On Aug 3, 2018, at 4:40 PM, Bob

Re: put URL oddity

2018-08-03 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
And we want to send men to another solar system! Can you imagine 8 years out, you need to make a minor course adjustment, but the computer keeps saying the certificate is expired?? Bob S > On Aug 3, 2018, at 13:23 , Stephen MacLean via use-livecode > wrote: > > Ok, found it! In this case,

Re: put URL oddity

2018-08-03 Thread Stephen MacLean via use-livecode
On Aug 3, 2018, at 4:12 PM, Stephen MacLean via use-livecode wrote: > > >> On Aug 3, 2018, at 3:54 PM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> On 08/03/2018 10:07 AM, Stephen MacLean via use-livecode wrote: >>> Hi All, >>> I’m experiencing at put URL oddity: >>> Entering: put URL

Re: put URL oddity

2018-08-03 Thread Stephen MacLean via use-livecode
> On Aug 3, 2018, at 3:54 PM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode > wrote: > > On 08/03/2018 10:07 AM, Stephen MacLean via use-livecode wrote: >> Hi All, >> I’m experiencing at put URL oddity: >> Entering: put URL "https://www.google.com” into the message box returns the >> HtML for the google home

Re: put URL oddity

2018-08-03 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 08/03/2018 10:07 AM, Stephen MacLean via use-livecode wrote: Hi All, I’m experiencing at put URL oddity: Entering: put URL "https://www.google.com” into the message box returns the HtML for the google home page, which is what I expect. Entering: put URL "https://www.milfordmirror.com/“

Re: put URL oddity

2018-08-03 Thread Brian Milby via use-livecode
Pretty strange as I do get a response from both http and https On Aug 3, 2018, 2:13 PM -0500, Stephen MacLean via use-livecode , wrote: > Thanks Tom, it defaults to true, but even setting it, still nothing returned > :( > > > On Aug 3, 2018, at 2:49 PM, Tom Glod via use-livecode > > wrote: > >

Re: put URL oddity

2018-08-03 Thread Stephen MacLean via use-livecode
Ok, so dug a bit deeper into this using TSNet. the result I’m getting back is: tsneterr: (35) SSL peer handshake failed, the server most likely requires a client certificate to connect So it looks like the connection itself is being rejected. Some googling came across some of the same issues

Re: put URL oddity

2018-08-03 Thread Stephen MacLean via use-livecode
Thanks Tom, it defaults to true, but even setting it, still nothing returned :( > On Aug 3, 2018, at 2:49 PM, Tom Glod via use-livecode > wrote: > > i should have mentioned in you original reply... check out > libURLFollowHttpRedirects in dictionary ... never had to use it but i > suppose

Re: put URL oddity

2018-08-03 Thread Tom Glod via use-livecode
i should have mentioned in you original reply... check out libURLFollowHttpRedirects in dictionary ... never had to use it but i suppose thats what its for. On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 2:46 PM, Stephen MacLean via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Thanks, I think that it is as

Re: put URL oddity

2018-08-03 Thread Stephen MacLean via use-livecode
Thanks, I think that it is as Tom mentioned a re-direct. That site is built using wordpress, and that’s most of what WP does. So that begs the question, how do I get the put URL command to follow a redirect? Thanks, Steve > On Aug 3, 2018, at 2:41 PM, Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode >

Re: put URL oddity

2018-08-03 Thread Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode
For what it’s worth: Using the URLs of the other affiliated newspaper sites at the bottom of the Milford Mirror page also don’t return anything in the message box. Peter > On Aug 3, 2018, at 11:24 AM, Tom Glod via use-livecode > wrote: > > maybe the url is a redirect and your request is not

Re: put URL oddity

2018-08-03 Thread Tom Glod via use-livecode
maybe the url is a redirect and your request is not following it. On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 1:49 PM, Stephen MacLean via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi Brian, > > Thanks for the reply, but I’m confused… the protocol is there: https:// > > Thanks, > > Steve > > > On Aug 3,

Re: put URL oddity

2018-08-03 Thread Stephen MacLean via use-livecode
Hi Brian, Thanks for the reply, but I’m confused… the protocol is there: https:// Thanks, Steve > On Aug 3, 2018, at 1:18 PM, Brian Milby via use-livecode > wrote: > > For me I have to include the protocol. So the “http://“ needs to be there to > get any output. > > Thanks, > Brian > On

Re: put URL oddity

2018-08-03 Thread Brian Milby via use-livecode
For me I have to include the protocol. So the “http://“ needs to be there to get any output. Thanks, Brian On Aug 3, 2018, 12:08 PM -0500, Stephen MacLean via use-livecode , wrote: > Hi All, > > I’m experiencing at put URL oddity: > > Entering: put URL "https://www.google.com” into the message