I belive that MSIE "out of the box" has session cookies enabled.
I've only run into this problem with a handfull of customers.

On Tuesday 13 January 2004 12:50 pm, Ben Souther wrote:
> If the browser doesn't return the session cookies (which it won't if that
> isn't set) then you will start a new session with each hit to the server.
>
> On Tuesday 13 January 2004 12:44 pm, jon yeargers wrote:
> > When communicating between a client browser and servlet code - will this
> > param *always* need to be set to use session attributes? Or to maintain
> > other session information?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ben Souther [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 9:13 AM
> > To: jon yeargers
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: communication issue between .jsp and servlet
> >
> >
> > It's in a stupid place in MSIE:
> >
> > Tools -> Options -> Privacy (tab) -> click the "Advanced" button ->
> > Always
> > allow session cookies (checkbox).
> >
> >
> > I'm happy to answer these privately but it's better to keep the threads
> > on the
> > list.  Someone else might have the same issue later an could benefit
> > from our
> > thread. ;-)
> >
> > On Tuesday 13 January 2004 11:56 am, you wrote:
> > > Im looking around trying to find a reference to a 'session cookie'.
> > > Are there any other names it might appear under?
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ben Souther [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 10:23 AM
> > > To: Tomcat Users List
> > > Subject: Re: communication issue between .jsp and servlet
> > >
> > >
> > > Also make sure that you have session cookies enabled in your browser.
> > >
> > > On Monday 12 January 2004 01:00 pm, Shapira, Yoav wrote:
> > > > Howdy,
> > > > Are you sure it's the same session?  (Check it's ID in the JSP and
> > > > servlet).
> > > >
> > > > Yoav Shapira
> > > > Millennium ChemInformatics
> > > >
> > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >
> > > > From: jon yeargers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >
> > > > >Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 12:57 PM
> > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > >Subject: communication issue between .jsp and servlet
> > > > >
> > > > >Im hoping to restrict access to a servlet object by setting a
> > > > >session
> > > > >
> > > > >attribute in the valid .jsp and looking for it in the called
> > > > >servlet.
> > > > >
> > > > >Unfortunately the object doesn't seem to be transferring properly.
> > > > >
> > > > >Are there issues with using:
> > > > >
> > > > ><%
> > > > >HttpSession sessionObj = request.getSession();
> > > > >sessionObj.setAttribute("something", new Boolean(true));
> > > > >
> > > > >/*** some code here to call servlet - form or similar **/ %>
> > > > >
> > > > >in my .jsp and then calling:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest request,
> > > > >HttpServletResponse
> > > > >response)
> > > > >throws ServletException, java.io.IOException
> > > > >{
> > > > >    HttpSession sessionObj = request.getSession();
> > > > >    Boolean b = (Boolean)sessionObj.getAttribute("something");
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >}
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >For some reason I keep turning up a null obj in the servlet. Ive
> > > > >tried enumerating all the sessionObj and its all turning up null.
> > > > >
> > > > >This seems pretty straightforward.. what am I doing wrong?
> > > >
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Ben Souther
F.W. Davison & Company, Inc.



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