Re: wget and captcha puzzle !!!
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:45:46 +0000 (UTC)
Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:58:58 +0530, J. Bakshi wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:21:45 +0000 (UTC) Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> (...)
>
> >> > If I visit the url
> >> > http://192.168.1.108/captcha.phtml?r=003665dd765d04967a7e00071e6af4a1
> >> > again and again; every time I get a new captcha. So when I submitting
> >> > the captcha by wget; it is already changes to a new one !!!! How can
> >> > I overcome this puzzle ? The form (through browser) gives a failure
> >> > notice when captcha code doesn't match. Is it possible to collect the
> >> > failure notice through wget somehow for debugging ?
> >> >
> >> > Please give me some clue. I just like my linux script do the login
> >> > and activate internet. Thanks
> >>
> >> If the captcha code auto-reloads it could be due to a session tracking
> >> cookie or some kind of time-based script in place. Not sure how to
> >> bypass that, it will depend on how the page is coded :-?
> >>
> >> I would first try to keep all those wget steps in just one session by
> >> capturing the cookie (if any) that stores the session ID.
> >>
> >
> > Thanks for your suggestion. But I don't know if there is any cookie at
> > all. I just observe through browser, If I visit the same link next time
> > or refresh; I get a new captcha code. And the embedded captcha string
> > also changes when open or reload the login form. So when I download the
> > captcha, that very step also reload a new captcha. How can I know if
> > there is any cookie responsible for that session ?
>
> You have to read the html code of the page... and know how to interpret
> it (you need to know some of the basics of html and javascript
> language) :-)
>
> Or you can load the page from firefox (or any other browser that can
> display such information) right-click over it and choose "View page
> information". If the site tries to set a cookie it will be listed under
> "Security" tab.
>
> Greetings,
>
I have very little knowledge on html and javascript. And I'm really thankful to you
for your kind guidance. Following your tips I have seen there is indeed a cookie.
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