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Subject: Re: multiple Set-Cookies (was Re: require-client functionality)
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> >the other alternative is to package all the cookies into one Set-Cookie
> >header... do you need 3 cookie headers or can you manage with 1 header
> >containing 3 pieces of information?
> 
> Neither Netscape nor MSIE understand multiple cookies on one Set-Cookie
> header.  So you need to send three headers.  

What I meant was have 1 cookie with the 3 bits of info embedded, so
instead of

Set-Cookie: a=x
Set-Cookie: b=y
Set-Cookie: c=z

have 

Set-Cookie: a/b/c=x/y/z

...not literally of course, but I hope you get the idea.


rob