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Posted by Ed Mullen on 09/13/07 04:05
dorayme wrote:
> In article <-bidnZXVP9N9BHXbnZ2dnUVZ_uSgnZ2d@comcast.com>,
> Ed Mullen <ed@edmullen.net> wrote:
>
>> But, most browsers have the ability to "remember" logon info so it's a a
>> case of "do it once". Geez, how hard is that? Set up an example and
>> show them. I have two different sites with protected pages/files. My
>> Mozilla-based browsers remember the logon info just fine. I click on a
>> link/favorite/bookmark, the logon pop-up comes up, I click OK.
>
> I knew someone would take this line <g> I remind you that I said
> that I am considering so persuading in my original post. That is
> point one. And yes, I am aware of some browsers having such
> facilities, I would be personally lost without them or the Mac
> keychain. But step back, Ed, and see why I am only considering
> persuading and not headlong rushing into it. You are a young man,
> full of natural enthusiasms, I am a 570 year old martian,
> reserved, restrained, conservative, not the least pushy.
>
> You are basically asking me to persuade not only the company to
> change browsers but also to persuade them to persuade their
> clients/suppliers (all over the world, rich and poor countries)
> who need the resources on the page concerned to make sure they
> have the appropriate browsers. How hard is that? It is much
> harder than me not doing anything but sticking in the meta thing
> that JK said on the nice web page I made for them and now sitting
> back with pleasant thoughts of sorting out pictures of the dog I
> walk, of all the gorgeous pics from babyhood to married of some
> family members, of a new screen (cheap from Dell) for my desk and
> getting ready to go and have a swim on a Sydney beach this avo
> (have you any idea how lovely Sydney smells and feels today,
> jasmine and clear blue sky... Almost a caricature of spring,
> except it is real).
>
> [not a snowflake in sight - Whack!]
>
I gotta go get a drink. I read it, I (sorta) got it, and now my head
hurts so much ...
Do it or don't do it. It is a solution. If you or your client don't
like it, fine. Your choice. But, it's simple, it exists, and, let's
face it, if it's a commercial app? "Use of this site/facility requires
...." And it is NOT onerous.
Ok, I'm wandering downstairs now ...
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Ed Mullen
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An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching. - Mohandas Gandhi
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