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From: "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au>
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Subject: setup.exe and empty proxy password field - was "Re: BUG"
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 16:11:16 +1100
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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


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