Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!xlned.com!feeder7.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.009 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'python.': 0.02; 'cookie': 0.09; 'http': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'random': 0.14; 'finney': 0.16; 'hits': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'subject:when': 0.16; 'value.': 0.19; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'raise': 0.29; 'writes:': 0.31; 'another': 0.32; 'subject:from': 0.34; 'entry': 0.36; 'ben': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'how': 0.40; 'forum': 0.61; 'new': 0.61; 'browser': 0.61; 'here': 0.66; 'webpage': 0.68; '8bit%:100': 0.72; 'subject:gets': 0.84; 'visitor': 0.84; 'philips': 0.91 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Ben Finney Subject: Re: Cookie gets changed when hit comes from a referrer Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 18:12:21 +1100 References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: rasputin.madmonks.org X-Public-Key-ID: 0xAC128405 X-Public-Key-Fingerprint: 517C F14B B2F3 98B0 CB35 4855 B8B2 4C06 AC12 8405 X-Public-Key-URL: http://www.benfinney.id.au/contact/bfinney-gpg.asc X-Post-From: Ben Finney User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.4 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:fA5UKhqbkQjmpsMCY2XciCK0Ty0= X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 20 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1381302753 news.xs4all.nl 15999 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:39483 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:56476 Νίκος Αλεξόπουλος writes: > When a user hits my link on another website, for exmaple they are on > ypsilandio.gr and they hit the link of superhost.gr then a new entry > with a new cookie is appearing into my visitors table! > > Where is the old cookie that was saved in my browser so it will get > retrieved? I use chrome and i notice that when a visitor comes to my > webpage form a referrer link the cookie's ID is always set to a new > random value. None of this has to do with Python. Please do not ask this Python doscussion forum to educate you on how HTTP operates. -- \ “How many people here have telekenetic powers? Raise my hand.” | `\ —Emo Philips | _o__) | Ben Finney