How does IE implement cookies?

[Eric]

Hello,

I'm trying to debug a problem that some users of our ASP app see that
goes away when they clear their cookies.

I've gotten a copy of their cookie for our app and have renamed it
from them@testsite[1].txt to me@testsite[1].txt. However, when I
navigate to testsite, I see it create a me@testsite[3].txt. What are
the rules as far as what gets written to the C:\Documents and Settings\
%Username%\Cook ies?

When does it increment the counter that's inside the []? Are there
any articles that explain in depth how IE works with cookies?

I don't really have any problems finding articles on how to read write
cookies from within asp, etc. I
don't really need any more information on this. I need to figure out
out how the actual files work on the PC, in particular with IE6.

In theory I would think that if the problem is with information stored
in a cookie and I save another user's cookie on my machine, and change
the filename to match my user name I should be able to reproduce it,
but it doesn't seem to be working.

Thanks,
Eric

[Eric]

Re: How does IE implement cookies?

On Apr 11, 1:29 pm, "Eric" <eric.gofo...@g mail.comwrote:

Hello,
>
I'm trying to debug a problem that some users of our ASP app see that
goes away when they clear their cookies.
>
I've gotten a copy of their cookie for our app and have renamed it
from them@testsite[1].txt to me@testsite[1].txt. However, when I
navigate to testsite, I see it create a me@testsite[3].txt. What are
the rules as far as what gets written to the C:\Documents and Settings\
%Username%\Cook ies?
>
When does it increment the counter that's inside the []? Are there
any articles that explain in depth how IE works with cookies?
>
I don't really have any problems finding articles on how to read write
cookies from within asp, etc. I
don't really need any more information on this. I need to figure out
out how the actual files work on the PC, in particular with IE6.
>
In theory I would think that if the problem is with information stored
in a cookie and I save another user's cookie on my machine, and change
the filename to match my user name I should be able to reproduce it,
but it doesn't seem to be working.
>
Thanks,
Eric

Also it seems that it keeps the cookie in 2 different places, c:
\document and settings\myuser id\cookies and C:\Documents and Settings
\myuserid\Local Settings\Tempor ary Internet Files, what's up with
that?

-Eric

[Evertjan.]

Re: How does IE implement cookies?

Eric wrote on 11 apr 2007 in microsoft.publi c.inetserver.as p.general:

On Apr 11, 1:29 pm, "Eric" <eric.gofo...@g mail.comwrote:

>Hello,
>>
>I'm trying to debug a problem that some users of our ASP app see that
>goes away when they clear their cookies.
>>
>I've gotten a copy of their cookie for our app and have renamed it
>from them@testsite[1].txt to me@testsite[1].txt. However, when I
>navigate to testsite, I see it create a me@testsite[3].txt. What are
>the rules as far as what gets written to the C:\Documents and
>Settings\ %Username%\Cook ies?
>>
>When does it increment the counter that's inside the []? Are there
>any articles that explain in depth how IE works with cookies?
>>
>I don't really have any problems finding articles on how to read
>write cookies from within asp, etc. I
>don't really need any more information on this. I need to figure out
>out how the actual files work on the PC, in particular with IE6.
>>
>In theory I would think that if the problem is with information
>stored in a cookie and I save another user's cookie on my machine,
>and change the filename to match my user name I should be able to
>reproduce it, but it doesn't seem to be working.
>>
>Thanks,
>Eric

>
Also it seems that it keeps the cookie in 2 different places, c:
\document and settings\myuser id\cookies and C:\Documents and Settings
\myuserid\Local Settings\Tempor ary Internet Files, what's up with
that?

I fail to see what this has to do with ASP.
That asp can set a cookie path in the header
has nothing to do with how IE implements it.

Perhaps a IE NG would be the place to ask.


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