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PaulOckenden Offline
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Default 03-17-2006, 03:14 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by triprince
Yes, that username/password box is a JavaScripts object.
No it isn't. It has nothing to do with JavaScript. Try it with JavaScript switched off if you want to prove it.

It's part of the HTML Spec. If the server responds with a 401 status code the browser is supposed to prompt for a username and password, and try logging in again.

P.