Re: Does anyone know how to log-off from a protected Webserver document

[Quoted] In article <36d1e1ad.29174844_at_news.usr.com>,   jeff_kalchik_at_spam-me-not.mw.3com.com (Jeff Kalchik) wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Feb 1999 23:39:00 +0100, Ingo Etienne
> <ingo_etienne_at_semantec.de> wrote:
>
> >Hi Maarten,
> >
> >as far as I know this is not possible due to the fact that the browser
> >actually caches your login and sends it to the server each time it is
> >requested.
> >But if you find a solution tell it to this newsgroup !
> >
> >Regards
> >Ingo
> >
> >
> >
> >Maarten Scharroo wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Protecting a Webserver document with username/password can be easily
> >> achieved. However I want to know how I can "log-off" without having to
> >> close down the Webbrowser.
> >>
> >> Maarten Scharroo
> >
>
> Actually, there is a solution.... the web server has to return an
> error back to the browser indicating that the authorization has
> failed. This will change the cached info. I know it can be forced
> using Apache; I don't know about OAS/WAS.
>

I read that too. dougm came back saying that one can easilly circumvent this type of forced reauthentication by simply going back in the history list. He recommended staying away from this method.

He 'da man, too.

Peace.

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