- From: Brian Behlendorf <brian@organic.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jul 1995 21:53:53 -0700 (PDT)
- To: Alexei Kosut <akosut@nueva.pvt.k12.ca.us>
- Cc: Alex Hopmann <hopmann@holonet.net>, http-wg%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com
On Wed, 5 Jul 1995, Alexei Kosut wrote: > On Wed, 5 Jul 1995, Brian Behlendorf wrote: > > > Won't stop it from being put into Netscape 1.2 of course, with the > > corresponding "you must be using N1.2 to view these pages!" messages across > > the net I'm sure.... > > Maybe I've misinterpreted this statement but.... cookies are implemented > in Netscape 1.1 and 1.1N, right now. Your statement seems to indicate > they may be in 1.2, but they're here already.... You're right, my mistake. > Haven't seen any pages > that make use of them in a way that excludes non-cookie browsers yet, > although there was one thing that a friend of mine used them for that > struck me as really neat. He used them to simulate a multi-host server, > without using multihoming, a modified IP driver, or waiting for HTTP 1/1. [example deleted] I'd like to be the first to label that solution a glorious H-A-C-K. True, not much more of a hack than multihoming based on IP aliasing, but *not* the most general solution for the problem. That's my concern with the cookie proposal in general - it supports the development of server-side hacks and backflips, and masquerades them as real solutions, slowing down the pressure and lengthening development time for the real solutions. Yes, Session-ID's won't completely enable shopping carts - that's not their point. Anyways, most of us here are probably also on www-talk so to avoid saying what's been said before, start at http://gummo.stanford.edu/hypermail/www-talk-1995q2/0129.html The thread is long but worthwhile points are made throughout. Brian --=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-- brian@organic.com brian@hyperreal.com http://www.[hyperreal,organic].com/
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