Re: LYNX-DEV LYmktime()

[Andrew Kuchling]

> I didn't test Lynx with atotm(), but I think it can be a drop in
> replacement for handling max-age format and Netscape's historical format.
> Especially when someone bright uses Netscape format with max-age parameter. :)

        According to the IETF draft for HTTP state management, Max-Age
takes one parameter, an integer giving the number of seconds for which
this cookie should last.  People consulting Netscape's informal page
on cookies will see nothing about Max-Age; one would hope that anyone
consulting the IETF draft would get the Max-Age parameter right.
While programs should be conservative in what they generate and
liberal in what they accept, they should be liberal, not utterly
wanton. :)

        (The simple explanation of cookies still isn't written; sorry,
but I've got the flu and can't think straight.  Tomorrow, hopefully;
my apologies to David, Laura, and the rest...)


        Andrew Kuchling
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