in reply to Saving State w/o Cookies

Expanding on cianoz's idea, if you have a handle on the user, even something like their IP address from $ENV then you could easily set up a database entry for that handle and save the state there. Admittedly this would be a lot more complex than simply dumping a text string into a cookie, but it would allow you a lot of flexability.

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RE: RE: Saving State w/o Cookies
by cianoz (Friar) on Oct 20, 2000 at 15:45 UTC
    not a good idea, this would be defeated by proxy....
RE: RE: Saving State w/o Cookies
by merlyn (Sage) on Oct 20, 2000 at 17:30 UTC
      I did indeed read that node before I posted my initial question, which is why I was careful to say, "But specific details of how to set this up (with examples for boneheaded neophyte me) were not forthcoming thereafter." -- your node set out ways to do it and things to avoid, but without examples. I also poked around in the site to which that node refers, likewise finding nothing quite like what I needed.

      Rightly or wrongly, I learn better by example than by bald expositions of theory. Theory's great, but I need demonstration, it seems, to internalize the lesson.

      Thanks to all who've replied. Now we'll see if I can talk the offsite admin into extrapolating from the replies (a thing that's been somewhat difficult).

      Regards,
          - Muse