Re: LYNX-DEV Cookie support in 2.5

[Jason Baker]

In a previous missive, Julien Berthelot wrote:
> 
> Hi there,
> 
>  I was just wondering if Lynx 2.5 handles cookies like any other web
> browser (I am a lynx novice, yet some experiments with Lynx make me
> believe it simply ignores the cookies) ?
> 
>  Is that really the case ?

That is correct, but there has been a flurry of traffic lately about
handling it.  The main problem seems to be the number of cookies a
browser is required to support (300 at a size of 4k each - that's a
lot of memory!).

Keep your eyes peeled, something may come along in a patch for 2.6 (which
you should probably upgrade to - it's pretty easy.  Take a look at
lynx.browser.org for information on where to get it).

>  Julien Berthelot

Jason

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