Internet Explorer sucks s***!!! (sorry)
I have been trying lately to get a browser independant cookie setter/retriever to work.
Everything I have tried so far has worked on Netscape/Lynx, and other browsers, but NOT Internet Explorer.
I have attempted the following solutions:
  • Manually setting/retrieving cookie Set-Cookie and $ENV{'HTTP_COOKIE'}
  • Using CGI.pm and the cookie function
  • Looking at the script used for the perlmonks login cookie (works on all browsers, even IE) - too confusing

    This has been extremely annoying because it seems that Internet Explorer just has to keep going against me.
    I have searched through a lot of microsoft.com, hoping to find something about how to successfully set cookies in IE.

    Many of my fellow monks have tried over and over again to help me, but noone has been able to find a working solution.
    I know this sounds like an advertisement, but if you have either Netscape or Lynx and then Internet Explorer, try the following address:

  • http://TheGamesPage.virtualave.net
    and see what I mean.
    I have been told that the cookies do not even get set in IE and that shows me the problem right there.
    I don't have time right now to post the code I have tried to use manually/with CGI.pm, but I'll probably post it on Monday/Tuesday.
    I hope I don't have to change to .htaccess or posting content to every page on my site, so I hope a solution arrises soon

    Won't be back til Monday. See ya!

    In reply to Internet Explorer Cookies by mt2k

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