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Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 21:57:55 +0100
From: Roland Weber <http-async@dubioso.net>
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Hi Jeff,

if you want us to help, then you have to ask *precise* questions.
http://jakarta.apache.org/site/mail.html
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

> In code I can replicate the steps 1 & 2.
>
> And now I'm stuck.

What does that mean? Do you get an error response from the server?
Do you get an exception in your Java code? You've got a link, you
know how to send a GetMethod, what happens if you do?

> 3:
>
> I then click on a link to...
>
> https://q1.site2.com/redirect.cgi?back=https://web.site3.com/logon.jsp

Those are https links. You probably have not yet set up SSL,
which is required to access https links. It's all in the manual...
http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/httpclient/sslguide.html

cheers,
  Roland


Jeffrey Porter wrote:
>  
> 
> I'm hoping someone can help me out here. 
> 
> Any advice would be great.
> 
>  
> 
> I'd like to write some code to get to a web page. Easy? You'd think. :-)
> 
>  
> 
> The actions I take in IE are...
> 
>  
> 
> 1: Go to  www.site1.com <http://www.site1.com/> 
> 
>  
> 
> 2:
> 
> This displays a login page.
> 
> Login with
> 
> User: user1
> 
> Password: jones
> 
>  
> 
> 3:
> 
> I then click on a link to...
> 
> https://q1.site2.com/redirect.cgi?back=https://web.site3.com/logon.jsp
> 
>  
> 
> 4:
> 
> This will then display the login page for site3.
> 
> Login in with
> 
> User:  cdx123
> 
> Password:  qwerty
> 
>  
> 
> In code I can replicate the steps 1 & 2. 
> 
> And now I'm stuck.
> 
>  
> 
> In IE I can't go to Site3 directly, if I do then get sent to the link
> above for site2.
> 
>  
> 
> In IE I can log into the Site2 link, although I have to enter user1
> login twice. But I'll then be displayed the Site3 page I want.
> 
>  
> 
> Its all rather complex.
> 
>  
> 
> Anyone got any tips on what I should do?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Jeff


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