Re: OT Cookie limit
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 37933
interpreted = N
texte = Bob Minor wrote:> > Is there a limit to the number of cookies a site can set? If so is this site> wide or machine specific. Ie can I set 10 on stlouisrams.com and 10 on> store.stlouisrams.com?> That you are asking this question at all is probably a good indicationthat you are trying to do too much with cookies. Cookies are intendedto store small amounts of data to enable to web server to maintainsessions. Every single time that a browser asks for a page, it sendsall applicable cookies. If you have 10 cookies * 4k * #users, you arepretty quickly going to slow your system to a crawl, just with thetraffic due to cookies.Just store the session information in the shoppingcart or in anotherdatabase, then store the key in the cookie (can you say [cart]?).John--John PeacockDirector of Information Research and TechnologyRowman & Littlefield Publishing Group4720 Boston WayLanham, MD 20706301-459-3366 x.5010fax 301-429-5747-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Bob Minor wrote:> > Is there a limit to the number of cookies a site can set? If so is this site> wide or machine specific. Ie can I set 10 on stlouisrams.com and 10 on> store.stlouisrams.com?> That you are asking this question at all is probably a good indicationthat you are trying to do too much with cookies. Cookies are intendedto store small amounts of data to enable to web server to maintainsessions. Every single time that a browser asks for a page, it sendsall applicable cookies. If you have 10 cookies * 4k * #users, you arepretty quickly going to slow your system to a crawl, just with thetraffic due to cookies.Just store the session information in the shoppingcart or in anotherdatabase, then store the key in the cookie (can you say [cart]?).John--John PeacockDirector of Information Research and TechnologyRowman & Littlefield Publishing Group4720 Boston WayLanham, MD 20706301-459-3366 x.5010fax 301-429-5747-------------------------------------------------------------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/
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