RE: strange problem with session IDs

2006-04-19 Thread Daniel Blumenthal
> > It makes sense that going from step 1 to step 2 is going to yield a > > new sessionID, because a new window is being opened. > > Not really (makes sense, I mean). It's likely that the user has closed the browser down between sessions. Also, a new window being opened in IE will have a new ses

Re: strange problem with session IDs

2006-04-19 Thread Dave Newton
Daniel Blumenthal wrote: > I'm having a very strange problem with sessionIDs getting dropped. __Dropped__?! > 1) The user creates an account on the Register page, and a verification > email is sent to the user. (sessionID 1) So far, so good. > > 2) The user clicks on the link in the email, an

Re: strange problem with session IDs

2006-04-19 Thread Adam Hardy
Hi Dan, there would only be a new session id created for the user in step 2 if the user closes the browser after step 1, or if the browser has been configured to start a new session in new windows. Adam Daniel Blumenthal on 19/04/06 06:34, wrote: I'm having a very strange problem with sess

strange problem with session IDs

2006-04-18 Thread Daniel Blumenthal
I'm having a very strange problem with sessionIDs getting dropped. It only happens rarely, and I can't seem to reproduce it myself, but I can see that it's happening by looking at the logs. (it's happening on XP with both IE and Firefox) I have four pages: Home, Register, CreditCard, and CreditC