Re: [OT] Re: Bad Cookie / Internet Option / Internet Explorer

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2004

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 60511
interpreted = N
texte = I think I know where the problem is coming from, if you read the following it says that "Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 will evaluate this policy's compact policy whenever it is used with a cookie", it also says " ...this compact policy is considered /satisfactory/ according to the rules defined by Internet Explorer 6. IE6 will accept cookies accompanied by this policy"===================== Policy EvaluationMicrosoft Internet Explorer 6 will evaluate this policy's compact policy whenever it is used with a cookie. The actions IE will take depend on what privacy level the user has selected in their browser (Low, Medium, Medium High, or High; the default is Medium. In addition, IE will examine whether the cookie's policy is considered satisfactory or unsatisfactory, whether the cookie is a session cookie or a persistent cookie, and whether the cookie is used in a first-party or third-party context. This section will attempt to evaluate this policy's compact policy against Microsoft's stated behavior for IE6.*Note:* this evaluation is currently experimental and should not be considered a substitute for testing with a real Web browser.*Satisfactory policy*: this compact policy is considered /satisfactory/ according to the rules defined by Internet Explorer 6. IE6 will accept cookies accompanied by this policy under the High, Medium High, Medium, Low, and Accept All Cookies settings.=====================If I understand this correctly I am not sending the compact policy at the same time as the cookies are getting sent and thus it is not proceeding to be validated by IE6.Here is a copy of the mime header returned from a cgi script on someones website for the url http://www.hanon-shop.com/checkout/yourcart :-HTTP/1.0 302 Moved TemporarilyLocation: http://www.hanon-shop.com/checkout/yourcart///set/ Set-Cookie: hanon_session=11032022813758047; path=/; domain=www.hanon-shop.comServer: Apache/1.3.27 (Unix) (Red-Hat/Linux) mod_ssl/2.8.12 OpenSSL/0.9.6b DAV/1.0.3 PConnection: CloseMIME-Version: 1.0Date: Thu Dec 16 13:04:41 2004 GMTLast-Modified: Thu Dec 16 13:04:41 2004 GMTExpires: Thu Dec 16 13:04:41 2004 GMTContent-Length: 1====================Here is the returned header (According to Firefox) from a successful item being added to cart:- Response Headers - http://www.hanon-shop.com/checkout/yourcart/Content-Type: text/htmlServer: Apache/1.3.27 (Unix) (Red-Hat/Linux) mod_ssl/2.8.12 OpenSSL/0.9.6b DAV/1.0.3 PConnection: CloseMIME-Version: 1.0Date: Thu Dec 16 13:25:13 2004 GMTLast-Modified: Thu Dec 16 13:25:13 2004 GMTExpires: Thu Dec 16 13:25:13 2004 GMTContent-Length: 23825=====================Am I on the right track and if so I am a little lost as to how to do this...TIA anyone with words of wisdom...Alan -------------------------------------------------------------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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

I think I know where the problem is coming from, if you read the following it says that "Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 will evaluate this policy's compact policy whenever it is used with a cookie", it also says " ...this compact policy is considered /satisfactory/ according to the rules defined by Internet Explorer 6. IE6 will accept cookies accompanied by this policy"===================== Policy EvaluationMicrosoft Internet Explorer 6 will evaluate this policy's compact policy whenever it is used with a cookie. The actions IE will take depend on what privacy level the user has selected in their browser (Low, Medium, Medium High, or High; the default is Medium. In addition, IE will examine whether the cookie's policy is considered satisfactory or unsatisfactory, whether the cookie is a session cookie or a persistent cookie, and whether the cookie is used in a first-party or third-party context. This section will attempt to evaluate this policy's compact policy against Microsoft's stated behavior for IE6.*Note:* this evaluation is currently experimental and should not be considered a substitute for testing with a real Web browser.*Satisfactory policy*: this compact policy is considered /satisfactory/ according to the rules defined by Internet Explorer 6. IE6 will accept cookies accompanied by this policy under the High, Medium High, Medium, Low, and Accept All Cookies settings.=====================If I understand this correctly I am not sending the compact policy at the same time as the cookies are getting sent and thus it is not proceeding to be validated by IE6.Here is a copy of the mime header returned from a cgi script on someones website for the url http://www.hanon-shop.com/checkout/yourcart :-HTTP/1.0 302 Moved TemporarilyLocation: http://www.hanon-shop.com/checkout/yourcart///set/ Set-Cookie: hanon_session=11032022813758047; path=/; domain=www.hanon-shop.comServer: Apache/1.3.27 (Unix) (Red-Hat/Linux) mod_ssl/2.8.12 OpenSSL/0.9.6b DAV/1.0.3 PConnection: CloseMIME-Version: 1.0Date: Thu Dec 16 13:04:41 2004 GMTLast-Modified: Thu Dec 16 13:04:41 2004 GMTExpires: Thu Dec 16 13:04:41 2004 GMTContent-Length: 1====================Here is the returned header (According to Firefox) from a successful item being added to cart:- Response Headers - http://www.hanon-shop.com/checkout/yourcart/Content-Type: text/htmlServer: Apache/1.3.27 (Unix) (Red-Hat/Linux) mod_ssl/2.8.12 OpenSSL/0.9.6b DAV/1.0.3 PConnection: CloseMIME-Version: 1.0Date: Thu Dec 16 13:25:13 2004 GMTLast-Modified: Thu Dec 16 13:25:13 2004 GMTExpires: Thu Dec 16 13:25:13 2004 GMTContent-Length: 23825=====================Am I on the right track and if so I am a little lost as to how to do this...TIA anyone with words of wisdom...Alan -------------------------------------------------------------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/ Alan White

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