RE: was Re: template kit..... - now session handling

[brian moseley]

On Sun, 30 Jul 2000, Gerald Richter wrote:

> Jeffery don't want to build something like this into
> Apache::Session. He always expressed that
> Apache::Session is just a framework for storing session
> data!

it would be nice if we could agree on some vocabulary
relating to 'session management', which is an altogether too
vague phrase.

personally i like to use 'session tracking' to describe
encoding/decoding session tokens in http requests/responses,
and 'session persistence' to describe materializing and
storing session data in a persistent store.

using this vocabulary, i'd like to suggest that jeff's
module be renamed HTTP::SessionPersistence. ok ok, that's a
bit tongue in cheek, but you get my drift. people would stop
a) assuming you have to use mod_perl to get any benefit from
the module and b) wondering why it doesn't do session
tracking.

on a related note, i really like the way that sessions are
handled in in my tomcat port. take a look when i make it
available, maybe you'll see what i mean.