Aahz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Alex Martelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
