No Cookie: how to implement session?

[Alex Martelli]

Aahz <aahz at pythoncraft.com> wrote:

> In article <1hcxl45.8om0dc176mbu3N%aleaxit at yahoo.com>,
> Alex Martelli <aleaxit at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >Cookies aren't "tricks" -- they are THE standard, architected solution
> >for session persistence in HTTP 1.1 -- people who disable them are
> >saying they do not *WANT* persistent sessions... on their heads be it.
> 
> OTOH, there are too many sites out there that mandate persistent sessions
> for no good reason.  NetFlix being a canonical example (before logging
> in, that is).  Sites should degrade gracefully in the absence of cookies
> unless they are absolutely essential for site operation.

I entirely agree with you -- do you mean netflix just won't work if I
try to visit it, not log in, with cookies disabled in my browser?!


Alex