Yep Have a look at the SessionListServlet? in the "Instant Java Servlets" book (unfortunately the Servlets are 2.0 and the JSP is 1.0 but it's still a good book with loads of code). It maintains a list of session in separate hashtable class, and uses the HttpSessionBindingListerner etc. -- Peter Pilgrim G.O.A.T "the Greatest Of All Time" ---------------------------------------- Message History ---------------------------------------- From: "Craig R. McClanahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@java.sun.com> on 29/11/2000 16:40 PST Please respond to A mailing list about Java Server Pages specification and reference <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DELEGATED - Sent by: A mailing list about Java Server Pages specification and [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: Is possible to access an HttpSession with its ID from anothersession ? "Duffey, Kevin" wrote: > Not any more. Servlet 2.1 deprecated that ability. I don't know if Servlet > 2.2 removed it..but due to security risks, they removed the ability > (deprecated it) so that one session couldn't gain access to another. It is still deprecated, but not removed so that binary compatibility doesn't get broken. > Its too > bad because it would be nice to have the ability to search through all > active sessions, display them, etc..like an Admin page where we can see > where a person is on the site, how many people are active, logged in, etc. > All of those things can be accomplished with some appropriate coding (such as the previous suggestion on this thread to maintain a collection in application scope that is keyed by session id so you can access shared information). --<CUT IT DOWN>-- -- This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorised copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.html http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=JSP http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=Servlets