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Re: Cookie Question

From: Koen Holtman <koen@win.tue.nl>
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 17:12:50 +0100 (MET)
Message-Id: <199702161612.RAA26382@wsooti08.win.tue.nl>
To: Ari Luotonen <luotonen@netscape.com>
Cc: wyllys@reston.ans.net, http-wg%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com
X-Mailing-List: <http-wg@cuckoo.hpl.hp.com> archive/latest/2393
Ari Luotonen:
>
>
>> [Proxy Cookies]
>> I was wondering if anyone else sees a value in such a 
>> construct and if it should be pursued further.
>
>We get a lot of requests for such a feature, and would be eager to
>support it.

I think that most of the applications you have in mind can also be
implemented by using the IP address of the client as a persistent client
identifier.  So a lack of proxy cookies may not be what is blocking these
applications.  Or am I missing something?

>Ari Luotonen	* * * Opinions my own, not Netscape's * * *

Koen.
Received on Sunday, 16 February 1997 08:18:20 UTC

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