"Matt Daleo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Analysis & Solutions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Hey Matt:
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 10:07:10AM -0700, Matt Daleo wrote:
> > > I'm attempting to read a remote file and parse it for data. The
problem
> I've
> > > having is that the file seems to be generated by Perl
> > > (http://alert.dot.pima.gov/scripts/1brpssd.pl) and when I read it the
> > > script-generated portion is not available. When I view the page with a
> > > browser it is displayed just fine.
> >
> > Sounds like their CGI is snooping which browser you're using.  If you're
> > opening the file via http, then the server should send you everything a
> > browser would see.
> >
> > But, do note, that web page is wacked out.  I just took a look at it in
> > Mozilla and while the HTML downloaded, it wouldn't render.  So, they
seem
> > to not quite know what they're doing.  Then, going up to
> > http://alert.dot.pima.gov/ produced a JavaScript redirect, so they
REALLY
> > don't know what they're doing.
> >
> > --Dan
> >
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> I've discovered another odd characteristic of this site that might help
> determine the problem. When you go directly to that page there is no data.
> Not with cURL, not with fopen, not even with IE or Mozilla. If you go in
> through the main page, then go to the data page it works fine.(Start at
> http://alert.dot.pima.gov/scripts/Pima.pl, click on the map, click on the
> "Group Hourly..." link.) Is it possible that they are using sessions or
> something? Is there a way to look at the headers to find out? This might
> also help determine if it's checking for a particular browser.
>
> Thanks.
>
> M
>
>
I've figured it out. The HTML headers need to read as follows:

GET /scripts/1brpssd.pl HTTP/1.1 Host: alert.dot.pima.gov Cookie:
pimafile=-Inetpub-Scripts-DWTemp-config1060728166.txt

It looks to me like they're using a cookie to activate a script of some
kind. If anyone can tell me what's really going on here, I'd appreciate the
explanation.

Thanks.

M



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