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lynx-dev Can't set or retrieve cookie in lynx browser


From: Fiber McGee
Subject: lynx-dev Can't set or retrieve cookie in lynx browser
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 19:25:27 -0600

Forwarded message from Magesh Madanagopal <address@hidden>:

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am trying to use lynx browse to set & retrive cookie in the Redhat 7.1
operating system in apache server.  The script functions seems to be working
in "Netscape Communicator 4.76" browser but not working with "Lynx Version
2.8.4dev.16 (01 Jan 2001)". I have turned on the cookie parameters on by
altering the lynx.cfg file as follows.
        <lynx.cfg>
SET_COOKIES:TRUE
ACCEPT_ALL_COOKIES:TRUE
PERSISTENT_COOKIES:TRUE

Commad line exec as folows:
#>lynx -accept_all_cookies -dump "http://127.0.0.1/cgi-bin/setCookie.pl";

I am using perl/cgi script to set and retreive cookie, the code as follows,

 $cookie1 = $queryObj->cookie(-name=>'sessionID',
                                        -value=>'TEST',
                                -expires=>'+1h');
 print $queryObj->header(-cookie=>$cookie1);
 print $queryObj->cookie("sessionID");

Why isn't it working with lynx text browser but working with Netscape.  I've
also tried using the javascript to set cookie and running in the lynx browse.
 Can't set or retrive.

Please help...

Magesh



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