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From: Lothar Kimmeringer <news201705@kimmeringer.de>
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Subject: Re: emulating browser cgi get in java
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 20:03:02 +0100
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maxmikes001@gmail.com wrote:

> This should be simple, but it's really foiling me; I can send the browser this command: 
> http://192.168.1.66/man.cgi?redirect=&faulure=&type=door_on&securitystate=1
> 
> and it does exactly what it's supposed to. But in Java when I try:
> 
> URL url = new URL("http:/" + clientid + "/man.cgi?redirect=&faulure=&type=door_on&securitystate=1");
> 
> it fails. Any hints please?

How does it fail. A browser send a couple of request headers
that might be expected by the server. URL doesn't do that
so that might be a reason for the failure.

Without knowing the failure (exception, etc.) you see, this
is only guessing, though.


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