No Cookie: how to implement session?

[Aahz]

In article <1hcxl45.8om0dc176mbu3N%aleaxit at yahoo.com>,
Alex Martelli <aleaxit at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>Cookies aren't "tricks" -- they are THE standard, architected solution
>for session persistence in HTTP 1.1 -- people who disable them are
>saying they do not *WANT* persistent sessions... on their heads be it.

OTOH, there are too many sites out there that mandate persistent sessions
for no good reason.  NetFlix being a canonical example (before logging
in, that is).  Sites should degrade gracefully in the absence of cookies
unless they are absolutely essential for site operation.
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