[thelist] Logins and cookies

[Dan Romanchik]

You might also want to set an expiration on that cookie so that the user
will have to login again periodically no matter what.

Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Galvin" <mgalvin at sourcevisualthinking.ie>
To: "theList" <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 2:32 PM
Subject: [thelist] Logins and cookies


> So, I have a site which will have a login ability on it.  Rather than
asking
> for the login each time, I'm thinking of the first time they log in, I
write
> a cookie away, then read that on subsequent visits.  If the cookie is not
> available or cookies are disabled, then the site will revert to asking for
> the login info each and every time.
>
> I assume this is the best way, but I also assume I'm missing something
(that
> will no doubt cause me to break down in tears at a later date).  Any
advice?
>
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> Michael Galvin
> source visual thinking
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