Latest IE patch breaking non username:password at encoded websites?

Tue Feb 3 17:34:20 UTC 2004

Yes they broke basic auth in a URL.

I am uncertain as to why it was necessary to remove this functionality.

Bryan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herman Harless" <herman at ntelos.net>
To: "nanog" <nanog at merit.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 11:26 AM
Subject: Latest IE patch breaking non username:password at encoded websites?

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> We're starting to take complaints from folks who have installed the
> latest IE patch about various broken website functionality.  The
> complaints are not related to folks trying to use the username:password@
> functionality that was removed by the patch.
> 
> Is anyone taking similar calls / seeing similar issues? 
> 
> Herman Harless
> Director, Advanced Data Network Engineering and Operations
> NTELOS, Inc.
> herman at ntelos.net
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