Hi Cookies are the least reliable source of transferring data to and from between the client and the server.Cookies can be damaged even at the client side...which will leave the servlet in an abberant state. On the other hand creating a session will result in safe handling of data David Mossakowski wrote: > I'm not sure why you're saying that session context is not as reliable as > cookies. > > If you're only using cookies to store parameters then you're not using the full > potential of servlets. Session context allows you to store references to > objects which you can manipulate. Cookies only give you single values that you > have to parse to become digits if necessary and, most importantly, which you > actually have to transport to and from client on each request. Having a lot of > data there can slow down the transfer. > > dave. > > Michael wrote: > > > I was wondering about what is preferable to store session information: using > > a session cookie or session parameters? Right now, my experiences with > > session parameters make me feel that cookies would be better. Using > > parameters, I have found a big difference in the reliability from one > > vserver to the next. > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body > > of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". > > > > Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html > > Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html > > LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html > > -- > David Mossakowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Programmer 212.310.7275 > Instinet Corporation > > "I don't sit idly by, I'm planning a big surprise" > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body > of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". > > Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html > Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html > LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html
