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Re: lynx-dev Set-cookie requests omitting "GMT" from 'expires'
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Thomas Dickey |
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Re: lynx-dev Set-cookie requests omitting "GMT" from 'expires' |
Date: |
Sat, 24 Nov 2001 15:14:50 -0500 |
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Mutt/1.2.5i |
On Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 07:58:33PM -0500, David Mosher wrote:
> Using Lynx Version 2.8.3rel.1, I recently began experiencing difficulty in
> accessing the New York Times (NYT) site. I believe I have identified the
> cookie-related problem and, even though it appears to be the "fault" of that
I noticed this also - in the past month (and since I had first started using
nyt with lynx 2.8.3, was puzzled. I guess it's a recent change to the site,
then.
> 1) Since "GMT" is the "only legal time zone" for Netscape-style cookies,
> should otherwise well-formed Set-cookie requests be rejected simply
> for omitting it?
I'm inclined to add some error-recovery
> 2) (cont.) Might it be possible to have the trace log flag rejected
> cookies in a more obvious manner?
(probably)
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