Cookies

[phil karras]

There are two types of cookies:
(1) A temporary cookie which is removed when the browser is shut down
(2) A permanent cookie which is saved to the cookie file when the browser is shut down.

If you never shut down your browser (and the time on the temp cookie is long enough, or the format is messed up) a temporary cookie will look like a permanent cookie.

The way to make a temporary cookie it to either:
(1) Make the expiration date/time short.
(2) Mess up the expiration date format so it doesn't make sense to the browser. This is a really neat trick! the browser can not read the messed up format so it won't delete the cookie while the browser is running, BUT once you shut the browser down, again the format is not recognized and the cookie won't be saved!

LINKS:
Browsers EAT my Cookie!
http://jsworkshop.com/forum/showthread.php3?threadid=631

Hints: Making Permanent Cookies
http://jsworkshop.com/forum/showthread.php3?threadid=671

Cookies, benf16
http://jsworkshop.com/forum/showthread.php3?threadid=517

Cookies - From different Pages in different folders, DaveJunior
http://jsworkshop.com/forum/showthread.php3?threadid=1436

A Simple Cookie
http://jsworkshop.com/forum/showthread.php3?threadid=1064

Cookie size limits and locations, Chris
http://jsworkshop.com/forum/showthread.php3?threadid=1105

Hope that helps.
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[Skunkape]

What happened to the cookie articles? I went to read through them but get a page not found on every one!

Do they still exist but under new urls?

Thanks

Skunk

[zachariah]

Here's what I get if I just use the same topic numbers, but put the new location of topics: