HTTP state management without cookies?

[damien morton]

Lutz Schroeer <Lutz.Schroeer at kybernetik-manufaktur.de> wrote in message news:<Xns91BAE535689F7Latzikatz at 139.174.2.56>...
> I'm creating a website which makes intensive use of cgi scripts and there 
> is the possibility for the visitor to register as a user for having the 
> ability to customize the site appearance, contents and other stuff.
> 
> Jumping from one script to the other I need to remember at least the user's 
> name. The W3C recommends using cookies (RFC 2109). Unfortunately many 
> people don't like cookies and filter them using WebWasher or a personal 
> firewall. 
> 
> Is there any other technique for keeping the user's data while he is using 
> my site without installing any large suite as Zope or the like? I've read 
> an article about utilizing soft links but I didn't quite get the point.
> 
> Lutz

Ive seen http state management done with wildcard DNS.

<sessiod-id>.foo.com/bar.html

simpler and easier to use cookies though.