Re: FTP: disable save password checkbox?

From: Matt Barton (nerd@netmonkey.net)
Date: 06/06/02 

From: Matt Barton <nerd@netmonkey.net>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 21:08:56 -0500

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On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Tod J. Knapp wrote:

> I'm running in to some snags with my IIS5 FTP.
>
> My FTP Site has "Allow Ananymous Connections" disabled.
>
> My external users are given the opportunity to use a "Save Password"
> checkbox. A number of users are typing in the wrong passwords and
> saving that wrong password on their client machines. Naturally, they
> call me up saying there is a problem with the server.
>
> My question is: can I somehow disable this save password checkbox from
> appearing in their authentication window? It would save a whole lot of
> trouble.
>
> On that same note, I'm totally not aware of how to clear out a bad FTP
> password, once the "Save Password" checkbox has been checked (w/a bad
> password). All of my clients use IE5 and greater.

You can't do anything on the FTP server to prevent IE from saving the
passwords. IE is doing that independently of the FTP server and would do
it regardless of the FTP software you're using on the server.

Doesn't it ask them for a username and password if it is incorrect? I
think they should be able to enter the correct username and password and
have that saved over the incorrect one if it succeeeds.

- --

Matt Barton nerd@netmonkey.net
Indianapolis, IN http://www.mattbarton.ws/

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