PERL Logout question

by "Bill Pierson" <wpierson(at)tampabay.rr.com>

 Date:  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 12:42:24 -0400
 To:  <hwg-languages(at)hwg.org>
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Greetings all,
I'm working on a PERL script that uses .htaccess to authenticate a user, and
display content depending on the username that they've supplied, using the
environment variable $ENV{'REMOTE_USER'}

The project is a self-replicating web site that automatically assigns a
userid, and the user provides the password. After signing up, they can
modify their information, see their page views, etc. by logging on with that
specific userID/password. The .cgi script reads the REMOTE_USER variable,
which is passed from page to page during the entire "session."

I've found that in order to be re-prompted for authentication, I have to
close and reopen the browser. Is there something I can pass to the client
that will kill the current $ENV{'REMOTE_USER'} ?? I'm trying to allow the
user a "logout" capability, but currently they can hit "back" and still be
logged in.

Any information would be sincerely appreciated,
--Bill

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