- From: <hallam@w3.org>
- Date: Sun, 21 Apr 96 17:15:55 -0400
- To: "David W. Morris" <dwm@shell.portal.com>, http-wg%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com
- Cc: hallam@w3.org
>There seems to be an assumption that the full client implemenation would >reside in the PDA rather than being split between the PDA and a larger >PDAserversystem. The comments I've read about the Oracle InternetBox >proposal as well as two pre-InternetBox projects I consulted on briefly >lead me to believe that resource constrained PDAs etc. will not stand >alone. Hence, I don't think 300 cookies is really a problem. Hang on, if I buy a PDA claiming to give me access to the Web I want it to talk standard protocols, not some proprietary protocol that locks me in to one vendor. I think that we should consider the HTTP based PDA in our designs rather than assume that they will use non standard protocols and create a self fullfilling prophecy. I don't see any reason why a person should really need so many cookies and I havent seen an actual justification apart from reference to people in the bowels of Netscape who apparently have opinions. I think that this is arguing for a "should" figure for the number of cookies rather than a "must". Since there is no requirement for the user to turn the cookies feature on there can be no logic in requiring that hardware must be capable of supporting a certain number of cookies. We shoulkd also be carefull of suggesting enhancements because they only cost $20 or so. Some PDAs will cost less than than to build in total. Phill
Received on Sunday, 21 April 1996 14:19:23 UTC