On 2003-10-08 at 11:26:08 [+1000], p.cousens wrote:
> > Cookies in their own merits are useful in web development,
>
> Development of what, slow massive pages with pretty picture everywhere.
> Why don't you spruce up your piclist emails with pictures and send then
> in HTML?

Err... I think you're jumping the gun here. Just because cookies are used
doesn't mean that it's going to be a bloated page. The purpose of cookies
is to store state information between transactions - be that from one link
to the next or from one day to the next.

>Is it by coincidence that microchip gives text pages as an option, and
>what percent of visitors use this option, I certainly do.

And have a guess how they ensure that your choice is remembered between
visits?

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