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diff --git a/doc/bugs/anonok_vs._httpauth.mdwn b/doc/bugs/anonok_vs._httpauth.mdwn
index 0a62164cb..bff37e18b 100644
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+++ b/doc/bugs/anonok_vs._httpauth.mdwn
@@ -58,3 +58,61 @@ and a whitelist of OpenIDs in `locked_pages`...)
>> On reflection, I've stopped being bothered by the
>> redirect-to-signin-page approach. (It only needs to happen once per
>> browser session, anyway.) Can we try that? --[[schmonz]]
+
+Here is an attempt. With this httpauth will only redirect to the
+`cgiauth_url` when a page is edited, and it will defer to other plugins
+like anonok first. I have not tested this. --[[Joey]]
+
+<pre>
+diff --git a/IkiWiki/Plugin/httpauth.pm b/IkiWiki/Plugin/httpauth.pm
+index 127c321..a18f8ca 100644
+--- a/IkiWiki/Plugin/httpauth.pm
++++ b/IkiWiki/Plugin/httpauth.pm
+@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ use IkiWiki 3.00;
+ sub import {
+ hook(type => "getsetup", id => "httpauth", call => \&getsetup);
+ hook(type => "auth", id => "httpauth", call => \&auth);
++ hook(type => "canedit", id => "httpauth", call => \&canedit,
++ last => 1);
+ }
+
+ sub getsetup () {
+@@ -33,9 +35,21 @@ sub auth ($$) {
+ if (defined $cgi->remote_user()) {
+ $session->param("name", $cgi->remote_user());
+ }
+- elsif (defined $config{cgiauthurl}) {
+- IkiWiki::redirect($cgi, $config{cgiauthurl}.'?'.$cgi->query_string());
+- exit;
++}
++
++sub canedit ($$$) {
++ my $page=shift;
++ my $cgi=shift;
++ my $session=shift;
++
++ if (! defined $cgi->remote_user() && defined $config{cgiauthurl}) {
++ return sub {
++ IkiWiki::redirect($cgi, $config{cgiauthurl}.'?'.$cgi->query_string());
++ exit;
++ };
++ }
++ else {
++ return undef;
+ }
+ }
+
+</pre>
+
+> With `anonok` enabled, this works for anonymous editing of an
+> existing Discussion page. auth is still needed to create one. --[[schmonz]]
+
+>> Refreshed above patch to fix that. --[[Joey]]
+
+>> Remaining issue: This patch will work with anonok, but not openid or
+>> passwordauth, both of which want to display a login page at the same
+>> time that httpauth is redirecting to the cgiauthurl. As mentioned above,
+>> the only way to deal with that would be to add a link to the signin page
+>> that does the httpauth signin. --[[Joey]]
+
+>>> That's dealt with in final version. [[done]] --[[Joey]]