Re: lynx-dev cookie incompatibility

[Klaus Weide]

On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, James Phillips wrote:

> > I downloaded everything the "Big 2" normally download -no extra
> > cookies
> > I did a trace(attached) and found that LYNX does send the cookies.

Yes, I looked through your trace, and everything appears normal.
Lynx is doing its part correctly.

> > I appears, however that your site may be using a weird port number.

The trace doesn't show anything like that; port 80 is normal.

> > (this message was originally in response to a complaint that
> > Http://www.staples.ca/about/ was telling me I wasn't accepting
> > cookies.)
> > --- "Staples.com" <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > Dear James Phillips,
> > > 
> > > I apologize for any difficulties you have experienced using our
> > > website.
> > > 
> > > Unfortunately, Staples.ca is not completely compatible with the
> > > Lynx 
> > > browser.  You may want to try accessing our site using a
> > different 
> > > browser to see if you have better results.  Our site is fully
> > > compatible
> > > with both Netscape and Internet Explorer.

Not just "not completely compatible", but for all I can see deliberately
incompatible with lynx.  That's in addition to deliberately incompatible
with non-cookie browsers, and browsers with cookies disabled.

They just redirect to the cookieerror.asp page, only they know why,
even when the cookies are being sent.

> > > I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and thank
> > you
> > > for 
> > > your patience concerning this issue.
> > > 
> > > Julie
> > > Associate Web Support Specialist

They should *do* something, probably just remove an explicit restriction,
instead of just apologizing.

   Klaus


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