# Mechanize help

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-help/91562>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 10, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-help/91562 "2007-04-10T13:57:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![prot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a88e57/32.png) [@prot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/prot)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-help/91562/1 "2007-04-10T13:57:15Z")

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hello friends  
is there any gem which do the almost the function what mechanize do… i  
need to check the loginname for diff diff sites.  
basically i am facing problem with the myspace rest almost all site  
authentication is working fine.

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**Author:** ![prot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a88e57/32.png) [@prot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/prot)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 4:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-help/91562/2 "2007-04-10T16:41:20Z")

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On Apr 10, 2007, at 6:57 AM, Andy PS wrote:

> basically i am facing problem with the myspace rest almost all site  
> authentication is working fine.

Just read a blog post about this last week:

> **[Avoiding MySpace (or, cross-posting with WWW::Mechanize)](https://jystewart.net/2007/04/03/avoiding-myspace-or-automating-myspace-updates-with-wwwmechanize/)**
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> It seems that anyone involved in helping musicians with their web presence has to learn to tolerate MySpace. I don’t think I know anyone who actually enjoys the process of using MySpace, but …

myspace-updates-with-wwwmechanize/

HTH.

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**Author:** ![prot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a88e57/32.png) [@prot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/prot)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 7:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-help/91562/3 "2007-04-11T07:46:08Z")

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Michael D. Ivey wrote:

> On Apr 10, 2007, at 6:57 AM, Andy PS wrote:
> 
> > basically i am facing problem with the myspace rest almost all site  
> > authentication is working fine.
> 
> Just read a blog post about this last week:  
> [Avoiding MySpace (or, cross-posting with WWW::Mechanize) – James Stewart](http://jystewart.net/process/2007/04/avoiding-myspace-or-automating-)  
> myspace-updates-with-wwwmechanize/
> 
> HTH.

Hello friends,  
Just wanted to know is there any other gem or plugin which has the same  
functionality what mechanize do if so then please let me know thanks