[Hidden-tech] Proxy server to access protected website

[Rich]

I have a pretty good idea of why it isn't working - this is not
using any kind of standard web login - it uses javascript to operate it's
process, which will only work with a browser - no proxy or server web tool I
know of will run the js.

I see the same kinda of error he reports when using a command line tool
w/o javascript

Anyone else have any ideas ?

George Forman wrote:
>   
>
> Dear Hidden Tech,
>
> Would anyone have a reference for where we might find a answer to this 
> person's question about using a proxy server to create a one click 
> login to our username and password protected video library at 
> www.videatives.com <http://www.videatives.com>.  A reference to an 
> article or FQA would do fine.  
> BTY, the abbreviation VSS below stands for "video streaming service," 
> our video library of over 160 clips that deal with child development 
> and early childhood education.
>
> Thanks,
> George Forman
> Amherst, Massachussets
>
> -------
> Dear Videatives,
>  
> Northwest Community College library is a new subscriber. I am 
> attempting to use our proxy server (we use EZproxy software) to login 
> to VSS. Users would login to our proxy server with their NWCC ID; once 
> authenticated the proxy server sends our VSS username and password to 
> VSS. However, I'm having no success. Before I give up and post our VSS 
> username and password on a password-protected NWCC web page, I 
> wondered whether you might be able to help.
>  
> I've been experimenting with various permutations of the configuration 
> below. I think I've identified all your login form's variables.
>  
> U -form=post videatives http://streaming.videatives.com/session/new
> FormVariable authenticity_token=
> FormVariable login=nwccuser
> FormVariable password=12nov2009
> FormVariable remember_me=
> FormVariable commit=Log in
>  
> With FireFox, this configuration displays an empty page. With IE, I 
> get an HTTP 405 Method Not Allowed error. According to IE "The website 
> has a programming error."
>  
> Any help or suggestions you can offer would be appreciated.
>
>  
> Thank you,
>  
> =
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