Re: lynx-dev cookies in an anonymous user environ

[Bela Lubkin]

David Woolley wrote:

> Persistent cookies are used for:
...
> - avoiding an explicit logon every time to a service that requires
> identification (because most people don't send From headers these days)
> or authentication.

It's because of these that you would want to turn off persistent cookies
on an anonymous account.  You wouldn't want the 2nd user to get
no-password access to the 1st user's bank account.  Would someone be
stupid enough to login to their bank account through an anonymous Lynx?
You bet...

>Bela<