[thelist] cookies in perl/cgi

[Anthony Baratta]

Adrian Fischer wrote:
> 
> Again ..thanks Anthony,
> 
> I finally got it so that I can set a cookie but I want it to expire when the
> browser is closed.  I am setting using the date as you suggested :
> print "Set-Cookie: approved=YES; expires=Tue-25-Jul-2000 00:00:00 GMT;
> 
> Could you please explain the format for getting it to expire when the
> browser closes?

John is correct. Just leave out the expiration time. If you set an expiration time in
the past, Netscape will keep the cookie until the browser closes, IE will discard the
cookie immediately.

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