internet/form-handling

[Kragen Sitaker]

telianews <patrik.georgiihemming at telia.com> writes:
> Hi, here's the question : How can I write a program that will let me log  
> on to password-protected websites from  a text-terminal (e.g. xterm). Just 
> to illustrate what I mean, right now I have to log on to my ISP server from 
> a javascript-enabled webclient, but I would really like to be able to check 
> my POP-mail  without first starting a webbrowser. Any ideas for a script to 
> log on from the terminal?

Just write a text-only Web browser.  It probably won't take you more
than two or three years, and then another three or four to get
JavaScript working.  Or you could use an existing one, like links,
w3m, or lynx.