Client Authorization Request & More General Mechanisms

Hello,

What portion of code causes the authorization screen to be displayed on
the client asking for username & password?  (I am assuming that this
mechanism
is supported by HTTP). I have had a hard time tracking this down.

In addition, is there a more general mechanism available to request
information
from the user, _after_ the request is made but _prior_ to sending the
reply?  E.g. the
user asks for document foo.html & the server responds first with "what's
your favorite
color?"  Selecting "blue" from a list results a reply containing the
document foo.html
whose text is now blue. ...it's the mechanism that's important here,
this is just an
illustrative example!

Thank you,

Paul.

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Paul Pazandak                                      pazandak@objs.com
Object Services and Consulting, Inc.             http://www.objs.com
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55420-5409                       612-881-6498
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Received on Tuesday, 26 August 1997 23:14:45 UTC