Re: Session objects or cookies?

2000-07-12 Thread Nic Ferrier
>>> "Rajankar, Pankaj C-MS-PR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12-Jul-00 10:44:17 PM >>> >He is correct. >Those session variables highly affect scalablity. False. Session objects only affect scalability to the extent that you let them. I'm the architect for a web based email app that has over a million us

Re: Session objects or cookies?

2000-07-12 Thread Kevin Mukhar
"Godbey, David" wrote: > > A colleague of mine objects to using session objects to stash information > because he claims it bloats the servlet environment. He prefers, instead, to > stash the info in the cookie. > > What is the conventional wisdom on this? My opinion is that enough people thought

Re: Session objects or cookies?

2000-07-12 Thread Nic Ferrier
>>> Gene Chuang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12-Jul-00 11:02:21 PM >>> >Fat sessions bloat the servlet environment and fat >cookies jam the network pipeline. The best solution if >you want to store large-sized session data is to have >the Session object contain a primary key pointing to a >database row.

Re: Session objects or cookies?

2000-07-12 Thread Nic Ferrier
>>> "Godbey, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12-Jul-00 8:44:03 PM >>> >A colleague of mine objects to using session objects to >stash information because he claims it bloats the servlet >environment. He prefers, instead, to stash the info in the >cookie. >What is the conventional wisdom on this? That

Re: Session objects or cookies?

2000-07-12 Thread Rajankar, Pankaj C-MS-PR
Hello, He is correct. Those session variables highly affect scalablity. Cookies are fine if the information is not sensetive. For crutial information consider the option of keeping the information in database. Regards. Pankaj.. -Original Message- From: Godbey, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

Re: Session objects or cookies?

2000-07-12 Thread Gene Chuang
Hi, Fat sessions bloat the servlet environment and fat cookies jam the network pipeline. The best solution if you want to store large-sized session data is to have the Session object contain a primary key pointing to a database row. Gene -Original Message- From: A mailing list for disc

Re: Session objects

1999-07-18 Thread James Duncan Davidson
> 1) As we're storing actual objects in the HttpSession object, if we use > getValue and modify the object (properties) do we still need to use > putValue? Why, aren't we dealing with another reference to the same object? No need to use putValue. When you use getValue you are getting a reference

Re: Session objects

1999-07-13 Thread Chris Pratt
# See Comments Below (*Chris*) - Original Message - From: Chris Means <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 12:24 AM Subject: Session objects > I'm just coming up to speed on this (Java & Servlets) so pardon me if the > questions are silly. > >

Re: Session objects

1999-07-13 Thread Cezar Totth
On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, Chris Means wrote: > > 1) As we're storing actual objects in the HttpSession object, if we use > getValue and modify the object (properties) do we still need to use > putValue? Why, aren't we dealing with another reference to the same object? We are storing object references

Re: Session objects

1999-04-14 Thread Hans Bergsten
Shashank Phadke wrote: > > Hi -- > > This can be extension to the question about where the session id is > stored. > > Where do the servlet engines store the objects put into your session. > Do they keep it in the VM memory ?? Or is it only part of the cookies > sent to the browser ?? The session

Re: Session objects

1999-04-14 Thread John Ellithorpe
> This can be extension to the question about where the session id is > stored. > > Where do the servlet engines store the objects put into your session. > Do they keep it in the VM memory ?? Or is it only part of the cookies > sent to the browser ?? The servlet spec doesn't mandate how session i