On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:09:30 -0500, Bob Cohen wrote:
>
> I password protect some areas on some web sites on my server
> using .htaccess. I'm currently running httpd 2.0.49 compiled from
> source on a RedHat 7.3 web server. For some reason unknown to me,
> the logon screen never works on the first try. I'll fill out
> authentication dialog box, execute it, and the "Authentication
> Required" box reappears. If I re-enter the information a second
> time, the authentication works.
Somewhat OT: I always fear a man-in-the-middle attack when something
like that happens to me in any authentication process. To date it's
always been a snafu of some sort on the other end or a fat-finger
problem on my end. But, no doubt, someday .............
Jonesy
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