Re: [Gnumed-devel] GNUmed web interface - state of affairs

[Jim Busser]

On 2010-07-15, at 7:47 AM, Sebastian Hilbert wrote:

> as long as
> the user does not clear the browser's cache, the user will always be
> connected to the exact same back-end web server process.

Will the backend need a special table in which to store these cookies?

Is the need for permanent cookies or (for example) would once-a-day cookies be 
sufficient?

If the backend cannot know which cookies will never again be used, because the 
user

may upgrade a browser, without bringing forward the cookies
may use a variety of browsers, and not use them again
may use a guest machine, and never use it again (risk)
may turn off cookies and generate new ones
        (what happens to the old browser side cookies?)

should the server be designed to refuse connections from browsers that will not 
accept cookies, and to periodically (daily) flush all cookies?

-- Jim