setup.exe and empty proxy password field - was "Re: BUG"

setup.exe and empty proxy password field - was "Re: BUG"

[Robert Collins]

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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setup.exe and empty proxy password field - was "Re: BUG"

[Pavel Tsekov]

First of all I'll ask you the next time you report a BUG to
include more information in the subject than just "BUG".
This way you'll get much more attention.

Something like "setup.exe and empty proxy password field" will
do, I  think :)

Ok :) Now, I've just checked the code and there is a problem
if you dont specify a password. I can supply a patch for this
but first of all I must be sure that using proxy auth without
password is valid.

Any comments people :)

Phil Hayward wrote:
> 
> The link that says "Install cygwin now" downloads a program which I can
> run ok,
> this then (on entering our proxy server details) asks for a user name
> and password -
> since I don't have a password set the ok button/next button is
> unavailable to be pressed.

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