Problem authenticating if password contains a @

For whichever language you're using you should be able to insert an HTTP header in the request. The format should be:

 

 

Authorization: Basic abcd

 

 

where abcd is a base64 encoding of the username:password. Here's a wikipedia example for a user of Aladdin and a pass of open sesame:

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication

 

 

Authorization: Basic QWxhZGRpbjpvcGVuIHNlc2FtZQ==

 

 

Aaron