Re: Deleting Cookie Problems
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2007
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 68621
interpreted = N
texte = Very helpful, thank you. on 3/4/07 11:35 AM, Donovan Brooke at dbrooke@euca.us wrote: > Eddie Z wrote: >> So if the cookie names are identical but use different URLs (same domain >> name but one with www. and one without) then I have a problem then? > > > Hey Eddie, > Kinda, there are security measures. > > if you started off with www.domain.com you are setting > a limitation... so clients accessing the site with "domain.com" > will not be able to access the www.domain.com cookie. > > Setcookie docs spell it out pretty well: > > http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ref/pages.html?context=AllTags.html#SetCookie > > The only way/s to "log out" of www.domain.com when > using domain.com would be to utilize a {redirect-to-url-www.domain.com -> > setcookietohistory --> > then redirect-to-url-domain.com}... > > The way to accommodate users from both domains is to not > originally put a limitation on the domain host. Both > www.domain.com and domain.com can access a cookie where > it was set with an original domain of "domain.com". > > In your situation, I think you would have to do some > error code that, when a client can't log out when accessing > the site via "domain.com", you would redirect them to www.domain.com, > set that cookie to history, then redirect them back. Eventually > everones www.domain.com cookies would be deleted that way. > > I did a little test page that simplifies cookie behavior that may > help you.. > > You can look in your cookie manager while using the page to > see proof of what is happening..: > > http://euca.us/admin/tests/cookieset.html?flag=T > > - Donovan > > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Very helpful, thank you. on 3/4/07 11:35 AM, Donovan Brooke at dbrooke@euca.us wrote: > Eddie Z wrote: >> So if the cookie names are identical but use different URLs (same domain >> name but one with www. and one without) then I have a problem then? > > > Hey Eddie, > Kinda, there are security measures. > > if you started off with www.domain.com you are setting > a limitation... so clients accessing the site with "domain.com" > will not be able to access the www.domain.com cookie. > > Setcookie docs spell it out pretty well: > > http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ref/pages.html?context=AllTags.html#SetCookie > > The only way/s to "log out" of www.domain.com when > using domain.com would be to utilize a {redirect-to-url-www.domain.com -> > setcookietohistory --> > then redirect-to-url-domain.com}... > > The way to accommodate users from both domains is to not > originally put a limitation on the domain host. Both > www.domain.com and domain.com can access a cookie where > it was set with an original domain of "domain.com". > > In your situation, I think you would have to do some > error code that, when a client can't log out when accessing > the site via "domain.com", you would redirect them to www.domain.com, > set that cookie to history, then redirect them back. Eventually > everones www.domain.com cookies would be deleted that way. > > I did a little test page that simplifies cookie behavior that may > help you.. > > You can look in your cookie manager while using the page to > see proof of what is happening..: > > http://euca.us/admin/tests/cookieset.html?flag=T > > - Donovan > > ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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