Re: [SM-DEVEL] 'You must be logged in to access this page.' after going to 'webmail.php' (plugin 'login_auto')

[Michael A. P. I. <sha...@gm...>]

On 11/10/07, Jon Angliss <jo...@sq...> wrote:
>
> Hi Jamessketch
>
> > Hello there,
>
> > I run SM 1.5.1., plugins: compatibility, vlogin, email_footer, filters,
> > login_auto, username, check_quota.
>
> > 1) I can successfully login to SM with ticking the box to 'Remember my Name
> > & Password'. After logging in I am on 'webmail.php'.
> > 2) If I close the window and then in a new window go to 'login.php' it will
> > perfectly sign me in to 'webmail.php'. This is how it should be.
> > 3) But if I close the window and then in a new window go straight to
> > 'webmail.php' error will appear with 'You must be logged in to access this
> > page.' And than if I click on the link underneath this error it will
> > successfully sign me in without doing anything. So it looks like it really
> > needed the page 'login.php' to sign me automatically.
>
> > I suspect that it is ME that is doing something bad due to inability to find
> > similar issue here.
>
> See point 3.  The login_auto plugin relies on hooks in the login page,
> and redirect page.  By accessing webmail.php directly, you're skipping
> both of those hooks.  This could be added as a feature request for the
> login_auto plugin.

I would also like to request this feature for login_auto (when time
permits). (Paul, you may remember me requesting this a *while* ago.)

Having webmail.php autolog you back in is important because of Opera's
and Firefox's "Continue from last time/session" feature.

If you close the browser while you're viewing your inbox and start
back up, webmail.php will be loaded, but you won't be autologged for
the reasons you explained.

-- 
Michael