Re: lynx-dev pre.10 : -post_data, nls-fork, various

[brian j. pardy]

On Wed, 14 Oct 1998, Serge MUNHOVEN wrote:

> Dear all
> 
> Yesterday I compiled lynx2-8-1pre9 and had a new look at some problems
> experienced with pre6 (and a new one ? Sorry wiped out pre6 before noticing
> the problem).
[...]
> - Accessing http://www.light.com/publisher the first time (no cookie set for
> them) and submitting the form proposes a cookie. Even if accepting it, the
> submission fails. Exit lynx and restart it (with those cookies still in the
> jar) and everything works. Note that I have brian j. pardy's cookie-patch
> applied. Is there any difference between the handling of fresh cookies and
> those from the jar ?

This URL is returning a 404 error for me.

I don't believe there is any difference in handling between the two types
of cookies, at least that I recall.

> - Suggestion: if I reply "neVer" to a proposed cookie, shouldn't that be
> never ever, i.e. be saved in the cookie-file as well ? Probably the most
> satisfying would be to have the choice between "no" (once) - "never" (in this
> session) - "NEVER" (ever; persistent).

The always-accept/always-reject option is currently stored in the .lynxrc,
possibly an idea for 2.8.2 might be to have this information stored in the
cookie file.

I'm not sure if I would always want the always/never choice saved between
sessions -- generally if I know I explicitly do not ever want any cookies
from a site I will add them by hand, but I usually hit "neVer" in response
to any cookie offering from a site that I don't want them from. I don't
(personally) want to have that stored between sessions.

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