Re: [MacPerl] Hidden (or secure) Form to MacPerl script

[Christian Brechbuehler <brech@vision.ee.ethz.ch>]

(Warning: This is unrelated to both Mac and Perl!)

Excerpt of message (sent 5 February 1999) by Steve Kelsch:
> I have a form [].
> you can read the name and password in the browser location:
> 
> http://www.xoxo.com/cgi-bin/xoxo.cgi?name=xoxo&password=xoxo

You are using the GET method.  I suggest using the POST method
instead, as in
    <FORM	ACTION="http://www.infosynth.com/cgi-bin/whatever.pl"
		METHOD=POST>
	...
    </FORM>
No encryption, but you won't see the data in the location.
Hoping this helps

	Christian Brechbuehler
	
	Communication Technology Laboratory, Image Science Group
	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich

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