[9fans] webcookies translator?

[9fans] webcookies translator?

[steve.simon]

Hi,

Just before I write one, has somone got a cookie translator that
can convert IE6 cookies into plan9 webcookies format ?

I want to use hget for an internal site that needs a
cookie to authenticate me.

-Steve

Re: [9fans] webcookies translator?

[matt]

>
>
>Just before I write one, has somone got a cookie translator that
>can convert IE6 cookies into plan9 webcookies format
>

can't help you there

>I want to use hget for an internal site that needs a
>cookie to authenticate me.
>
>
god forbid anyone should use http authentication

Re: [9fans] webcookies translator?

[boyd, rounin]

cookies are such a bad idea.

Re: [9fans] webcookies translator?

[Russ Cox]

I usually copy the cookies out of lynx's cookie file.
I don't remember how, but I remember it being
straightforward.

The IE cookies look straightforward too, though
I'm not sure about the last few numbers in each
batch -- you could get away with making up
ages yourself, I bet.

Russ

Re: [9fans] webcookies translator?

[boyd, rounin]

documented protocols, anyone?

Re: [9fans] webcookies translator?

[Russ Cox]

the protocol's documented.
the internal data file formats for ie are not.
(the one for webcookies is.)
surprised?

i can't fault them for not documenting
one of their internal files in a system that
isn't meant for users to be looking at those
files anyway.

Re: [9fans] webcookies translator?

[boyd, rounin]

> i can't fault them for not documenting
> one of their internal files in a system that
> isn't meant for users to be looking at those
> files anyway.

well i can.  even when they do document stuff it's written in a style of:

    - it does X
    - except in the case of Y
    - it does not X

X & Y are verbose to the point of unintelligibility.

so you just gotta figure it out :(