Re: using cookies to prevent access

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 30211
interpreted = N
texte = >I have a site that ues webdna as a simple request access page, no frills, >just a procedure to request a quick and simple pasword. > >I have a very troublesome individual who I cannot keep from gaining access >and causing mild mayhem. He's now using free hosts so banning ip numbers etc >is becoming a chore and somewhat useless. > >Is there a way I can use cookies to prevent him from coming back and gaining >entry to the site's pages??? And if so, how?? I've never used cookies for >anything yet in webdna. > > > >lesterset a cookie system, with expiration sometime in the next 10 years, than if you use one header and footer for every page in your site,header --> [hideif cookie is ...] Protected content footer --> [/hideif]Obviously, this is just the idea, you have to put the proper code for setting the cookies, and than reading the cookies.Secondly, you have to identify this user's cookie value before it will work.Serban ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: using cookies to prevent access (Robie Blair 2000)
  2. Re: using cookies to prevent access (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  3. Re: using cookies to prevent access (Lester Emo 2000)
  4. Re: using cookies to prevent access (Glenn Busbin 2000)
  5. Re: using cookies to prevent access (Lester Emo 2000)
  6. Re: using cookies to prevent access (Serban Constantinescu 2000)
  7. using cookies to prevent access (Lester Emo 2000)
>I have a site that ues webdna as a simple request access page, no frills, >just a procedure to request a quick and simple pasword. > >I have a very troublesome individual who I cannot keep from gaining access >and causing mild mayhem. He's now using free hosts so banning ip numbers etc >is becoming a chore and somewhat useless. > >Is there a way I can use cookies to prevent him from coming back and gaining >entry to the site's pages??? And if so, how?? I've never used cookies for >anything yet in webdna. > > > >lesterset a cookie system, with expiration sometime in the next 10 years, than if you use one header and footer for every page in your site,header --> [hideif cookie is ...] Protected content footer --> [/hideif]Obviously, this is just the idea, you have to put the proper code for setting the cookies, and than reading the cookies.Secondly, you have to identify this user's cookie value before it will work.Serban ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Serban Constantinescu

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