> not exactly. a site can't set basic auth for you, http://username:password@example.com http://username:password@example.com Not sure if that works via 301/3

> not exactly. a site can't set basic auth for you, http://username:password@example.com http://username:password@example.com Not sure if that works via 301/302 redirects - I think it might - but most/all browsers warn that there's a username/password in the url?