Posted by David Smithz on 08/20/06 10:14

"Adrienne Boswell" <arbpen@yahoo.com> wrote in message >
> It depends on the page you are trying to log into. Do you know the
> parameters of what the receiving page are? Is it looking for POST or
> GET? Does it encrypt the information? Is it on a secure server?
>
Well you see I was wanting to not make it depend on that. I need a generic
approach that will work on any website is thrown at it. I want this to work
by the equivalent of controlling the webbrower.

So the system does not work by submitting the correct parameters as a POST
of whatever. The system works by taking control of the webpage in say a HTML
frame, and actually then filling out the webform as if the user was typing
it in. In theory if this could work, there would be no need to worry about
the method of logging.

For example, the Bank Egg, has a feature called Money Manager. When you log
in to Egg, it goes away and logs into all your other bank accounts for you
to give you all your balances. This uses a feature where it controls the web
browser to replicate typing in your username, password etc.

However, before Egg can work it does install something onto your PC.

Now I was wondering if this was possible, but without the need for a locally
stored application. Therefore I could visit a website, and it can log into
some predetermined websites for me, either through browser scripting and
therefore opening into a new frame, or if this causes problems, perhaps
through some server functionality that simulates the user login in.

Possible? Any ideas of thoughts?

Thanks.

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