Re: lynx-dev anyone else here using mail.yahoo.com ?

[c_lee11]

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>     * From: Klaus Weide <address@hidden>
>     * Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 03:46:44 -0500 (CDT)
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>I am not using mail.yahoo.com.
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>On Sun, 1 Aug 1999, Larry W. Virden wrote:
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>> yahoo.com's cookies are supposed to last for 8 hours.  But I see inconsistent
>> life spans on them.  When I am using lynx, it seems like they last an hour
>> or so before they disappear.  I am wondering if anyone who understands
>> cookie life span better would happen to know what is going on - or at least
>> provide some ideas for me to examine.
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>Maybe there is a timezone problem.  But there shouldn't be, since
>times should always be in GMT (except for some ctime() strings used
>only for display).
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>Check the "maximum gobble date" on the Cookie Jar Page.
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>If you think lynx sets those expiration times incorrectly, you'll
>have to compare with the actual strings set by the server.
>(Trace log, maybe HEAD)

I've found that if you aren't using netscape or ie, the yahoo
servers sends tend to act rather weird. I've used other browsers that
supported cookies but the Yahoo servers claimed that they didn't. Go
figure.