[thelist] Joining an ASP session

[pixel]

I'm trying to show an alternative view of content, which can only be
shown when the user requests it via email. This email would be sent to
the same person using the target session. If you are using Netscape for
email and web browsing this isn't a problem, but Internet Explorer
windows opend via Outlook or other email clients are most likely to use
initiate new session.

Anthony Baratta wrote:

> At 09:46 AM 5/28/2002, pixel wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone....
>>
>> Is there a way to join an existing ASP session? I'm trying to send an
>> email with a link that will be part of an existing user session [as long
>> as that session hasn't timed out yet]. You can do with with JSP/Servlets
>> by adding the session Id to the end of a url such as...
>
>
> Are you sending the email to "another" person or the same person that is
> utilizing the target session??
>
> With ASP the default sessions are cookie based and limited to the "one
> browser" that initiated the session. Now if you are rolling your own
> sessions, Bob's your Uncle.
> --
> Anthony Baratta
> President
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