Well, I think I understand what you are saying but if I can clarify my understanding.
My thought is that openining multiple browser (new process) will be a new and separate session. Is this correct? thanks > On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > ... If you >> > actually start another copy of IE, that does NOT have the same >> > non-persistant cookies, and its a different session. >> >> Is this behavior the same for both Apache::Session and CGI::Session? > > May I quote myself: > >> > In either case, as long as the two 'windows' share the cookie on which >> the >> > session state is based, they will be in the same session. :) > > Perhaps I need to clarify. > > Without some sort of repeating token, the server cannot correlate one page > request with another page request. There's only a loose correlation > outside of the token. Why? Because many people can use the same IP, and > the same session can (and does) use multiple separate server connections. > > Hence, in order to correlate any sequence of requests into a session, it > has to identify the user somehow! > > This is done by having the browser, in some manner send a token that the > server can use to identify that user uniquely. > > I think the most precise answer that can be given is that when this token > is shared by both browsers/windows, and ONLY then, will they will both be > in the same session. > > Otherwise, there is no correlation, they are not in the same session. > > this is true regardless of what sessioning mechanism, program, library, or > utility you are using. > > Does that answer the question? > > Maybe you're really asking for the behavior of your particular browser > that you're using. > > I do believe that both the libraries you inquired about utilize a normal, > non-persistant cookie for session tracking. > > As to what the browsers do with it, depends on the browser. > > Skylos > >> -thanks >> >> > On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > >> >> Can someone comment on some advantages/disadvantages? >> >> >> >> Does opening a new browser causes a new session in either of the two? >> > >> > well, in IE, cookes are relevant to processes, not to windows. That >> is, >> > you can have one process with multiple windows (file->new->window) >> that >> > all have the same non-persistant cookies, hence, sessions. If you >> > actually start another copy of IE, that does NOT have the same >> > non-persistant cookies, and its a different session. >> > >> > In either case, as long as the two 'windows' share the cookie on which >> the >> > session state is based, they will be in the same session. :) >> > >> > Skylos >> > >> > - [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > - The best part about the internet is nobody knows you're a dog. >> > (Peter Stiener, The New Yorker, July 5, 1993) >> > - Dogs like... TRUCKS! (Nissan commercial, 1996) >> > - PGP key: http://dogpawz.com/skylos/mykey.asc >> > >> >> >> >> ----------------------------------------- >> eMail solutions by >> http://www.swanmail.com >> >> > > - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - The best part about the internet is nobody knows you're a dog. > (Peter Stiener, The New Yorker, July 5, 1993) > - Dogs like... TRUCKS! (Nissan commercial, 1996) > - PGP key: http://dogpawz.com/skylos/mykey.asc > ----------------------------------------- eMail solutions by http://www.swanmail.com
