Re: Cookies not setting on IE

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2002


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 41228
interpreted = N
texte = I see that some other programmers are up as late as me as well. *sip diet coke* here's to the die hards!~DanOn 7/5/02 2:07 AM, Kenneth Grome wrote:>> on 7/3/02 11:11 PM, Robert Wade at robert@outboundcreative.com so noted... >> >>> I tried this... [getmimeheader name=host&exact=f] and it did not work >>> with >>> IE 4.5 Mac OS. I switched back to [getmimeheader host] and it worked >>> immediately. >> >> If you leave the domain= parameter off [setcookie] entirely, the cookie >> will be set to whatever the current domain is. Handy too during development >> and you're hitting the site via localhost. > > If you're using persistent cookies *and* if your site can be visited > at more than one host name, such as www.abc.com and abc.com for > example, it's a good idea to force the use of a single host name. > This insures that your persistent cookies will actually work every > time like you want them to. > > I usually check for the presence of www. in the URL on every page. > If it's not there, I redirect to the same host but with the www. in > it. This forces all visitors to use www. during their visits even > if they tried to get in without it. > > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > > --------------------------------------------------- > WebDNA Professional Training and Development Center > 175 J. Llorente Street +63 (32) 255-6921 > Cebu City, Cebu 6000 kengrome@webdna.net > Philippines http://www.webdna.net > --------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > ===================================== Daniel H. Schutzsmith Web Designer/Developer Extraordinaire dsmith7@dsmith7.net www.dsmith7.com * www.dsmith7.net 914.629.1404 ===================================== ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Cookies not setting on IE (dsmith7 2002)
  2. Re: Cookies not setting on IE (Kenneth Grome 2002)
  3. Re: Cookies not setting on IE (Rob Marquardt 2002)
  4. Re: Cookies not setting on IE (Paul Uttermohlen 2002)
  5. Re: Cookies not setting on IE (Robert Wade 2002)
  6. Re: Cookies not setting on IE (Kenneth Grome 2002)
  7. Re: Cookies not setting on IE (Michael Davis 2002)
  8. Re: Cookies not setting on IE (Kenneth Grome 2002)
  9. Re: Cookies not setting on IE (Robert Wade 2002)
  10. Re: Cookies not setting on IE (Kenneth Grome 2002)
  11. Re: Cookies not setting on IE (Robert Wade 2002)
  12. Re: Cookies not setting on IE (Kenneth Grome 2002)
  13. Cookies not setting on IE (Robert Wade 2002)
I see that some other programmers are up as late as me as well. *sip diet coke* here's to the die hards!~DanOn 7/5/02 2:07 AM, Kenneth Grome wrote:>> on 7/3/02 11:11 PM, Robert Wade at robert@outboundcreative.com so noted... >> >>> I tried this... [getmimeheader name=host&exact=f] and it did not work >>> with >>> IE 4.5 Mac OS. I switched back to [getmimeheader host] and it worked >>> immediately. >> >> If you leave the domain= parameter off [setcookie] entirely, the cookie >> will be set to whatever the current domain is. Handy too during development >> and you're hitting the site via localhost. > > If you're using persistent cookies *and* if your site can be visited > at more than one host name, such as www.abc.com and abc.com for > example, it's a good idea to force the use of a single host name. > This insures that your persistent cookies will actually work every > time like you want them to. > > I usually check for the presence of www. in the URL on every page. > If it's not there, I redirect to the same host but with the www. in > it. This forces all visitors to use www. during their visits even > if they tried to get in without it. > > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > > --------------------------------------------------- > WebDNA Professional Training and Development Center > 175 J. Llorente Street +63 (32) 255-6921 > Cebu City, Cebu 6000 kengrome@webdna.net > Philippines http://www.webdna.net > --------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > ===================================== Daniel H. Schutzsmith Web Designer/Developer Extraordinaire dsmith7@dsmith7.net www.dsmith7.com * www.dsmith7.net 914.629.1404 ===================================== ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ dsmith7

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