Re: PERL CGI Script Responding to Link



On 2007-12-29 19:40, Lars Eighner <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In our last episode,
<6407a7b3-9e5f-4765-bb23-5b5fe3c9e71e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
the lovely and talented Dr. Leff
broadcast on comp.lang.perl.misc:

I wrote a web site in Perl CGI. One of the familiar tasks in many web
sites is validating new users. Traditionally, they enter their email,
desired login and password. The system sends a confirmation email with a
link on which to click. The user checks their email, clicks and the
system knows they are a "real" person.

So, you suppose a mailreader is a web browser?

No, he doesn't. He merely supposes that the user receiving the mail is
able to invoke a web browser. Since that person just tried to register
themselves at a web site, this is not an unreasonable assumption.

hp

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