Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Message-ID: <017701c16f26$4986b590$0200a8c0@lifelesswks> From: "Robert Collins" To: Cc: Subject: setup.exe and empty proxy password field - was "Re: BUG" Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 16:11:16 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 Nov 2001 05:09:23.0708 (UTC) FILETIME=[05A2CBC0:01C16F26] RFC2617 specifically allows http authentication with no username and or no password. ie the following are valid: user "" password "joe" user "joe" password "" and user "" password "" Rob -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/