From: shamrock@netcom.com (Lucky Green)
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 11:31:52 +0800
To: Alex Strasheim <cp@proust.suba.com>
Subject: Re: Netscrape's Cookies
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At 10:34 2/14/96, Alex Strasheim wrote:
>> >>I'm curious if anyone knows which sites use/modify it.
>> >AFAIK, the only site that uses it is *.netscape.com
>>
>> That is not quite true.  There are other sites that use the cookies.  (It is
>> not very common though...)
>
>A good place to read about cookies is http://www.illuminatus.com/cookie;
>I think there are pointers to cgi/perl stuff that manipulates them.
>
>Cookies are very helpful for database and commerce applications.  I'm
>using them for a crude online store, as a way to let the web server keep
>track of who has what in their shopping basket.

Cookies are a godsend for shopping baskets. Saving state without them is a
major pain.


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