# Mechanize 0.6.9 Released

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-0-6-9-released/107678>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 25, 2007, 8:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-0-6-9-released/107678 "2007-06-25T08:10:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 8:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-0-6-9-released/107678/1 "2007-06-25T08:10:21Z")

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mechanize version 0.6.9 has been released!

- [http://mechanize.rubyforge.org/](http://mechanize.rubyforge.org/)

The Mechanize library is used for automating interaction with websites.  
Mechanize automatically stores and sends cookies, follows redirects,  
can follow links, and submit forms. Form fields can be populated and  
submitted. Mechanize also keeps track of the sites that you have  
visited as  
a history.

Changes:

# Mechanize CHANGELOG

## 0.6.9

- Updating UTF-8 support for urls

- Adding AREA tags to the links list.  
[http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mechanize-users/2007-May/000140.html](http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mechanize-users/2007-May/000140.html)

- WWW::Mechanize#follow\_meta\_refresh will allow you to automatically  
follow  
meta refresh tags. [#10032]

- Adding x-gzip to accepted content-encoding. Thanks Simon S.  
[http://rubyforge.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=11167&group\_id=1453&atid=5711](http://rubyforge.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=11167&group_id=1453&atid=5711)

- Added Digest Authentication support. Thanks to Ryan D. and Eric  
Hodel,  
you get a gold star!

- [http://mechanize.rubyforge.org/](http://mechanize.rubyforge.org/)