On Wednesday 05 June 2002 10:05, Analysis & Solutions wrote:
> Hi Jule:
>
> On Tue, Jun 04, 2002 at 09:48:36PM -0400, Jule Slootbeek wrote:
> > What is the best way for user authentication (now i'm talking about the
> > most secure and easiest way).
> > Now i've been using sessions, and i was wondering if cookies were better
> > and easier...
>
> Regardless of what you do, I strongly suggest not using cookies.  Not
> everyone accepts them.  I accept them for a very limited number of
> sites (like my bank).  The rest can drop dead.

I disagree. If your site has compelling enough content that encouraged the 
user to register in the first place then I'm pretty sure they won't mind a 
cookie or two. Just make sure you don't store any sensitive info in the 
cookie.

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