in reply to Making Cookies Stick

use CGI's cookie() routine. It will do things no-one but Stein is aware of. 
use CGI qw( cookie );

print cookie(
    -name => 'LOGIN_NAME',
    -value => $NAME_CHOICE,
    -expires => '+1d',
);

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And, so forth.

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Then there are Damian modules.... *sigh* ... that's not about being less-lazy -- that's about being on some really good drugs -- you know, there is no spoon. - flyingmoose

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