Cookie availability

[Robert Scheer]

Hi Manohar.

So, when the user turns cookies off, session ids cannot be created?

Thanks,

Robert Scheer


"Manohar Kamath [MVP]" <mkamath@TAKETHISOUTkamath.com> wrote in message news:<Oov#gB7VDHA.1784@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...

> There is no concept of temp/permanent cookie. A cookie is a cookie, the
> "temp" ones are just cookies with no expiration time on them, so they expire
> when the user closes the browser. So, turning off cookies would affect ALL
> kinds of cookies.
>
> --
> Manohar Kamath
> Editor, .netBooks
> [url]www.dotnetbooks.com[/url]
>
>
> "Robert Scheer" <rbscheer@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> news:cfd22ab6.0307311405.7d46f2a1@posting.google.c om...

> > Hi.
> >
> > If my user turns cookies off, both permanent and temporary cookies
> > can't be used or only permanent cookies can't be saved on the user's
> > machine?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Robert Scheer

[Mark Schupp]

If the user disables all cookies then you cannot maintain a session between
pages. IE 6 allows users to block cookies that are written to disk and allow
cookies that stay in memory (session cookies).

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Mark Schupp
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Head of Development
Integrity eLearning
Online Learning Solutions Provider
[email]mschupp@ielearning.com[/email]
[url]http://www.ielearning.com[/url]
714.637.9480 x17


"Robert Scheer" <rbscheer@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:cfd22ab6.0308011320.8d82d33@posting.google.co m...

> Hi Manohar.
>
> So, when the user turns cookies off, session ids cannot be created?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Robert Scheer
>
>
> "Manohar Kamath [MVP]" <mkamath@TAKETHISOUTkamath.com> wrote in message

news:<Oov#gB7VDHA.1784@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...

> > There is no concept of temp/permanent cookie. A cookie is a cookie, the
> > "temp" ones are just cookies with no expiration time on them, so they

expire

> > when the user closes the browser. So, turning off cookies would affect

ALL

> > kinds of cookies.
> >
> > --
> > Manohar Kamath
> > Editor, .netBooks
> > [url]www.dotnetbooks.com[/url]
> >
> >
> > "Robert Scheer" <rbscheer@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> > news:cfd22ab6.0307311405.7d46f2a1@posting.google.c om...

> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > If my user turns cookies off, both permanent and temporary cookies
> > > can't be used or only permanent cookies can't be saved on the user's
> > > machine?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Robert Scheer