:Authenticate()
Class
Syntax
:Authenticate( cUID, cPWD, [hSession] ) -> lSuccess
Parameters
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cUserID |
User ID to use for Authentication to the remote server |
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cPassword |
Password to use for Authentication to the remote server |
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hSession |
Optional: If hSession is not passed, the value in :Session will be used |
Return
Logical indicating Success.
Returns .T. if the operation succeeds, otherwise returns .F.
To get further error information see :nErr and :cErr
Description
The :Authenticate() method is used to authenticate access to the news server.
Not all news servers require authentication by the client.
This function should only be called if the server requires authentication.
Two authentication methods, "original" and "simple" authentication, are recognized by the library.
See Also
:Connect(), :ListArticles(), :ListGroups()