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How do I enforce Bluestem Authentication for a FormMail form?
This article demonstrates how to enforce Bluestem authentication for a FormMail form.
This example demonstrates enforcing Bluestem authentication for a FormMail form.
Form
<html> <head><title>Just testing</title></head> <body> <form method="post" action="https://tigger.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap-auth/bin/formmail/FormMail/depts/accc/forms/formmail/example-10.txt"> <h1>Example of FormMail 3.01</h1> This is similar to example 3, however it uses bluestem authentication. The point is so the authenticated bluestem id can be captured in a disk file. <p> It is <b>essential</b> that you authenticate <b><i>before</i></b> filling out and submitting this form! If you have already authenticated to tigger through bluestem, go ahead. But if not, you should stop and <a href="https://www.uic.edu/htbin/location.pl?location=http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/forms/formmail/example-10.html">authenticate now</a>. At the end of this authentication, you will be redirected back to a fresh copy of this form. <hr> <p> My email address is: <input type="text" name="email" > <p> FormMail 3.01 is such an improvement over 2.0 that:<br> <input type=radio name="radbut" value="socks"> My socks were knocked off!<br> <input type=radio name="radbut" value="chair"> I fell of my chair.<br> <input type=radio name="radbut" value="big deal"> What's the big deal? Just use postcards. <br> Free-form comments, if you like; <textarea name=comments rows=5 cols=60> </textarea> <hr> <input type="submit" value="Submit your comments"> </form> </body> </html>
Configuration file
<!DOCTYPE form SYSTEM 'FormMail-3.0.dtd'>
<form debug name="example10" >
<!-- Insist on bluestem authentication -->
<auth vtype=bluestem>
<!-- I really want your email address -->
<validate name="email" public="Your email address" vtype="email">
<!-- Mail will not be sent. -->
<mail NOMAIL name="mail1" >
</mail>
<!-- Here is the file section. In production, I'd have to
remove the NOFILE option. Note that by using the <filename>
tag, I'll append info to an existing file. -->
<file name="filesection">
<filename>/usr/local/etc/httpd/htdocs/depts/accc/webpub/formmail/junk</filename>
<body>
$fm_auth_bluestem_id;$fm_referer;$radbut;$comments
</body>
</file>
<!-- Here's the html response header
Note that the full html page is generated, including
the <html>...</html> tags
-->
<response name="r0" >
<![CDATA[
<html><head><title>Test</title></head><body>
<h1> Thank You for Submitting your Comments</h1>
<P> I hope I find them useful. :-)
<p>
-Bob
</body></html>
]]>
</response>
</form>