From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: 27012@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#27012: 26.0.50; eww does not generate Referer headers
Date: Sun, 21 May 2017 23:41:53 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3r2zhhopq.fsf@stories> (raw)
This makes it impossible to log in to services like
https://secure.last.fm/login
which results in
---
You are seeing this message because this HTTPS site requires a 'Referer
header' to be sent by your Web browser, but none was sent. This header is
required for security reasons, to ensure that your browser is not being hijacked
by third parties.
---
eww should always generate Referer headers when following links or
posting forms.
In GNU Emacs 26.0.50 (build 3, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.14.5)
of 2017-04-24 built on stories
Repository revision: a1f93c1dfa53dbe007faa09ab0c6e913e86e3ffe
Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11604000
System Description: Debian GNU/Linux 8.7 (jessie)
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next reply other threads:[~2017-05-21 21:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-05-21 21:41 Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2017-05-22 12:18 ` bug#27012: 26.0.50; eww does not generate Referer headers Richard Stallman
2017-05-22 12:28 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2017-05-22 16:37 ` Glenn Morris
2017-05-22 16:53 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2017-07-12 23:03 ` Peder O. Klingenberg
2017-07-13 7:16 ` Andreas Schwab
2017-07-13 14:02 ` Peder O. Klingenberg
2018-04-13 13:09 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-04-13 13:33 ` Peder O. Klingenberg
2018-04-13 13:39 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2017-05-23 0:54 ` Richard Stallman
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