Posted by jane d on January 28, 2003, at 12:07:55
In reply to Re: last login time, posted by Dr. Bob on January 27, 2003, at 9:48:45
> > > What if it kept working this way, but there were new optional ways to log out (to save your cookies) and log in (to restore them)?
> >
> > I'm not quite sure what you mean.. surely if I chose not to save the cookie, I would get new indicators on every message every time??
> >
> > Nikki
>
> Right, sorry, what I meant was, save your cookies on the server, rather than on the particular computer you're using at the time.
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> > Do you mean something like having the opportunity when coming to the site of selecting a "Set last login time" function that would set the cookie to whatever time and date you chose?
> >
> > jane d
>
> Well, really I was thinking of just "restore last login time", but I suppose the above is possible, too. But do you think people would use a function like that?
>
> BobNo. I'm sure most people wouldn't. I'd use it because I sometimes sign on only for a minute to check something specific and would like to preserve the new indicators for later when I have more time. Of course later often doesn't come so this just encourages procrastination. And of course, I can get the same effect by either refusing the cookie or resetting the system time. Something like the "restore last login time" you propose would be more useful I'm sure.
Jane
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