Re: To Use Cookies or Not To Use Cookies
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = I should clarify... Cookies are not used in shopping cart applications, only to save the cart no. on the users computer for future reference.Almost all other features have cookies associated with them.-- Matthew C. Bohne Web Developer Sandusky Register 314 W. Market St. Sandusky, OH 44870 419-625-5500 ext. 253 matthewbohne@sanduskyregister.com http://www.sanduskyregister.comOn Friday, April 11, 2003 12:38 PM, Kenneth Grome
wrote: >>I'm building a new feature-rich site that includes a shopping cart, and I'm >>debating on whether to store the cart number in a cookie or append it to >>every link on the site. >> >>Any care to share their opinion? (without getting into a >heated discussion) > > >A lot of things are easier with cookies, that's for sure. But a few >weeks ago, someone here reported that more than 50% of users don't >have cookies turned on in their browsers. If this statistic is >anywhere near the truth, I would *not* want to have a small store >that requires them for the shopping cart, or for any other required >feature of the site. My reasoning is simply because I would rather >not lose even one potential customer if there's anything I can do to >avoid it, and not using cookies is something I can do to avoid it. >-- > >Sincerely, >Kenneth Grome > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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I should clarify... Cookies are not used in shopping cart applications, only to save the cart no. on the users computer for future reference.Almost all other features have cookies associated with them.-- Matthew C. Bohne Web Developer Sandusky Register 314 W. Market St. Sandusky, OH 44870 419-625-5500 ext. 253 matthewbohne@sanduskyregister.com http://www.sanduskyregister.comOn Friday, April 11, 2003 12:38 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote: >>I'm building a new feature-rich site that includes a shopping cart, and I'm >>debating on whether to store the cart number in a cookie or append it to >>every link on the site. >> >>Any care to share their opinion? (without getting into a >heated discussion) > > >A lot of things are easier with cookies, that's for sure. But a few >weeks ago, someone here reported that more than 50% of users don't >have cookies turned on in their browsers. If this statistic is >anywhere near the truth, I would *not* want to have a small store >that requires them for the shopping cart, or for any other required >feature of the site. My reasoning is simply because I would rather >not lose even one potential customer if there's anything I can do to >avoid it, and not using cookies is something I can do to avoid it. >-- > >Sincerely, >Kenneth Grome > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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