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Seiryoku
02-23-2005, 10:14 PM
I am not sure what type of code section this is most appropreate to go in (as I dunno what yahoo uses) but I think it uses cgi or something close. Anywho...

I have a local page I use as my homepage that i customize and put forms or links and sometimes passwords/uns on my local page.

It seems Yahoo mail isn't as simple as past forms I have gotten. If i save the entire page of a yahoo logon with the extra attached files and try to login with it, I get an incorrect password error even when it is obvious my password is correct.

I figure either yahoo's servers know I am running the form off-site or... something else. heh I don't know coding pretty much at all, I can edit most anything (like i have edited javascript files and java class files before, nothing really advanced tho).

So if there is a way, i'd like to know. thx. :)

netroact
02-25-2005, 06:18 AM
You figure right. When data is submitted to most scripts on most websites, they check the referrer. They usually check other things as well for security purposes. Even if a website offers a snippet of code for you to use, they usually check the referrer.

Seiryoku
02-25-2005, 07:22 PM
Ehh, that kinda sux for me. :( Good for security I suppose, but I was hoping on a nice local page to house all my primary logins i use. oh well..