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Re: HTTP and Java

Date	2011-04-02 10:55 +0200
From	Luuk <Luuk@invalid.lan>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: HTTP and Java
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On 02-04-2011 08:35, Roedy Green wrote:
> If Java sent an identical HTTP header, to that sent by a browser,
> including User-Agent to a website, is there a plausible mechanism by
> which a website would treat the requests differently, namely reject
> Java and accept the browser request?

How would this webserver know the difference, if there is none?

I dont think its possible to do something different if you send the same
information.

-- 
Luuk

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  Re: HTTP and Java Luuk <Luuk@invalid.lan> - 2011-04-02 10:55 +0200
  Re: HTTP and Java Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-04-02 21:58 +1300
  Re: HTTP and Java Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-04-02 14:22 +0100
  Re: HTTP and Java Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-04-02 06:26 -0700
    Re: HTTP and Java Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-04-02 23:17 -0700
      Re: HTTP and Java Luuk <Luuk@invalid.lan> - 2011-04-03 12:58 +0200
        Re: HTTP and Java Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-04-03 16:47 -0700
  Re: HTTP and Java Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-04-02 16:27 -0400
  Re: HTTP and Java Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-04-03 09:50 -0300
    Re: HTTP and Java Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-04-03 16:51 -0700
      Re: HTTP and Java Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-04-04 23:25 +0100
      Re: HTTP and Java Ian Shef <invalid@avoiding.spam> - 2011-04-04 23:06 +0000
        Re: HTTP and Java Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-04-04 22:17 -0700
        Re: HTTP and Java Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-04-04 22:18 -0700

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