Michael Fowler wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Sep 13, 2001 at 10:10:01AM -0700, Buffy Press wrote:
> > HTTP: Access authorization required.
> >        Use the -auth=id:pw parameter.
> >
> > I have looked in my Programming Perl book and other online Perl
> > resources and I cannot find any information on -auth.
> 
> That error message must have been output by whatever you're using to
> retrieve the web pages.  What is it you're using?  Have you read the
> documentation for it?

Michael,

You are correct. The error was coming from the host.  I was able to use
this command to send an id and password:

lynx -auth=id:pw

http://www.bsdi.com/bsdi-man?proto=1.1&apropos=0&msection=ALL&query=lynx

Thanks to everyone for their help!


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