Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/http-client-procs.tcl =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/http-client-procs.tcl,v diff -u -r1.30.2.8 -r1.30.2.9 --- openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/http-client-procs.tcl 28 Oct 2020 15:39:19 -0000 1.30.2.8 +++ openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/http-client-procs.tcl 13 Jan 2021 09:37:00 -0000 1.30.2.9 @@ -102,10 +102,11 @@ in a form, page replies generating one or more authentication cookies by which user will be recognized on subsequent interaction with the server.

- By this method it is possible, for example, to authenticate on a remote OpenACS + By this method was possible, for example, to authenticate on a remote OpenACS installation providing email and password as credentials to the /register/ page, and using ad_session_id and ad_user_login as auth_cookies.
+ This proc is a bit hacky and is nowadays not clear if it makes sense anymore...
This proc takes care to submit to the login form also every other formfield on the login page. This is important because this (often hidden) formfields can contain tokens