- From: David W. Morris <dwm@xpasc.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 15:16:24 -0700 (PDT)
- To: Foteos Macrides <MACRIDES@sci.wfbr.edu>
- Cc: http-wg%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com, http-wg%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com
On Tue, 22 Jul 1997, Foteos Macrides wrote: > I don't see why you want to exclude sending of cookies when > a UA is acting on the commentURL, nor why you are conceptualizing it > as only for a policy statement. That's possible, but the PEP or > PEP-like extension is a better way to assess a site's "policy". One > of the main reasons for wanting cookie support in UAs is that it's a > simple, "here now" way to maintain user preferences across documents > at a site, and is complementary to the TCN/features mechanisms. The I think a prior post of mine would indicate agreement with your concern but I'm not sure I would accept as a 'main reason' for cookie support being the storage of preferences. Preferences are, IMHO, a minor concern and a particular type of 'session' which cookies can be used to maintain. But all this really says is that cookies have tremendous appeal because they are a general facility which can be used in many ways, each of which would probably be more effectively solved some other way. They also enhance cachability of the web by reducing the need for munged URLs, etc. Dave Morris
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