On Tue, 17 Sep 2002, Mark E. Zawadzki wrote:

> Technically, the server requests that the client send the cookie.

Actually, I think technically the browser/client decides (whether) to
send the cookie, the server doesn't request it.  (The server can
request the browser/client to accept/set a cookie.)


> --- "Galbreath, Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Uh uh...and in the case of a cookie?  ;-)
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Monte Gardner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 11:26 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Can a Servlet...
> >
> >
> > No a Servlet can not access the hard disk of the client computer because the
> > servlet is running on the server.  The only was for any Server side
> > mechanism to access information on a local client hard drive is to
> > send the client some code that the client will run (such as a signed
> > applet),
> > which will read the needed data from the client hard drive and send it back
> > to the server.
> >
> >
> > --Monte Glenn Gardner
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 17 Sep 2002, Anoop Kumar V wrote:
> >
> > > no.. an applet cannot and should not be allowed to access the hard disk..
> > in
> > > order to prevent any malicious attempts..
> > > To answer the question, yes, a servlet can very well access the hard disk.
> > >
> > > regards,
> > > Anoop
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: S Srinivas Nayak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 7:40 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: Can a Servlet...
> > >
> > >
> > > no may be an applet can do that for u
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: priya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 7:27 PM
> > > Subject: Can a Servlet...
> > >
> > >
> > > > Can a servlet access the hard disk of the client machine ... ???
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Priya
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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