so far what I have learned is that AOL uses progressive proxy servers and they do indeed switch from IP to IP during a session
would using client variables instead be of much use? At 08:46 AM 7/17/2002 -0500, you wrote: >While I haven't had this problem myself (I soon will), I have heard this >"CF vs. AOL" tid bit. > >An AOL users IP address may (and do) change during a session, when it >does, CF thinks they are a new user and the user is no longer associated >with their session. The only way around this is to add CFID and CFTOKEN to >every url in the site. > >Can anybody confirm or deny this? > >Justin Hansen >-------------------------- >Uhlig Communications >Systems Engineer >-------------------------- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >913-754-4273 >-------------------------- > >-----Original Message----- >From: Tilbrook, Peter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 5:46 PM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: RE: Cf vs AOL help needed.... > > >I can't see why. Client variables are, by default, stored in YOUR server's >registry. > >All the same it is better to setup a separate database and use that instead. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Eric [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, 16 July 2002 11:08 PM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: Cf vs AOL help needed.... > > > I have something I've been struggling with for a little while now, and >while after exhaustive research I think I'm on the right path I'm not sure >I understand quite what the actual solution is. > > I have a members only website. I use session variables to allow users to >move around within the site once they have logged in. > > It has come to light that AOL users get a much slower response time than >people using "normal" ISP's (no offense intended to AOL users!) > > In all the reading I've now done, my thinking is that the progressive >proxy servers they use at AOL may be hindering my client variables... am I >on the right track here? > > has anyone run into this and found a solution for this? > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
