Re: PASSWORD, A Proposal for Browser-Based Data Storage and

Kevin Leathers (Kevin.Leathers_at_elecomm.com)
Tue, 14 Jan 1997 23:34:06 -0600

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I passed on copies of our discussions about cookies/brownies to the Techies
here. A reply from our cheif Techie is attached. Turns out we have been
working on it here. It also lists some limitations.

KEVIN

>I'm doing something like that now on the Unix box. Whenever, somebody
>subscribes to OB-GYN-L or sends a message to OB-GYN-L using the web form
>we catch a little bit of demographic information.
>If the user has a cookie capable browser *AND* they are not behind a firewall
>or proxy server whenever they send a message to OB-GYN-L the form will
>popup with their email address, name, signature, etc. after the first
>time.
>
>Most browsers are cookie enabled now. Problem is the firewall and proxy.
>That means AOL users (over 15% of OB-GYN-L) is knocked out along with
>many others.
>
>Versit and W3 org (world wide web organization) which is the closest
>thing there is to a non-commercial standard organization for the web
>have been trying to reach agreement on a protocol that works through
>firewalls and proxies. I don't think there is anything emerging in
>this respect anytime real soon.
>
>Bruce

Kevin J. Leathers
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OBGYN.net: A Service of Elecomm Internet Applications
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