Cookies would probably do what you want ... setting it after the first time they log in. But you'll want to have a way for admins to log in when they don't have a cookie (from a different machine, after deleting their cookies for some reason, getting a new computer, etc.)
H. > -----Original Message----- > From: E. Keith Dodd [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 5:52 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Cookies vs ClientVariables(as cookies) > > (Sent this Tuesday, but it never showed up on the list) > > Want to be able to recognize a few users as site *administrators*, giving > them option to logon (creating session variables, user structure, etc.) if > they want when come to their site. Or choose not to logon, staying out of > administrative mode. > > Since this would just involve recognizing them as potential administrator, > seems like a regular cookie might make more sense than client variables > (stored as cookies), which I've used in the past for this function. Would > just be testing whether the cookie exists or not. > > Would appreciate any comments on whether the cookie makes most sense in > this > situation. (I may not be quite understanding the difference, too!) > > Thanks! > > E. Keith Dodd > Wings of Eagles Services > www.wingserv.com > > > - > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by declude AntiVirus Software] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
