Re: A Net::SSLeay problem
Eric J. Schwertfeger (ejs@bfd.com)
Mon, 28 Jun 1999 08:31:45 -0700 (PDT)
On Sun, 27 Jun 1999 mahadev@teleport.com wrote:
> I'm trying to retrieve https://banking.wellsfargo.com/
> using Net::SSLeay. I'm using very basic syntax, and the
> trace mode shows that the connects are OK, certs etc are
> obtained. However, I can't seem to get the page. I only
> see 'got 0:0 bytes' in the trace log!
Having worked towards the same goal, there are two things that make it
less than trivial. https://banking.wellsfargo.com/ runs on an old
Netscape server with an SSL bug. I can't remember exactly what patch had
to be made, but once you're past that, you have to deal with cookies
(wasn't trivial, because I was using SSLeay ver 0.9.2 or so, which
libwww-perl didn't support).
And no, I never did finish, because Wells Fargo and I couldn't see eye to
eye on how to handle disagreements with customers, so I went somewhere
else, and started getting about 4% on my checking account, and didn't look
back. The only thing I miss is that the nearest ATM is now 2 miles away
instead of a quarter mile.