From fdc5cb4858c4b3162812245422c791dad0d67e43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Noirin Plunkett Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:23:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Corrections & clarifications Submitted by Matt Lewandowsky git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@414143 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68 --- docs/manual/mod/mod_usertrack.xml | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_usertrack.xml b/docs/manual/mod/mod_usertrack.xml index 426dba9ce9..f62a816d68 100644 --- a/docs/manual/mod/mod_usertrack.xml +++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_usertrack.xml @@ -122,7 +122,21 @@ time late in the year "37".

The domain string must begin with a dot, and must include at least one embedded dot. That is, - ".foo.com" is legal, but "foo.bar.com" and ".com" are not.

+ .foo.com is legal, but foo.bar.com and + .com are not.

+ + Most browsers in use today will not allow cookies to be set + for a two-part top level domain, such as .co.uk, + although such a domain ostensibly fulfills the requirements + above.
+ + These domains are equivalent to top level domains such as + .com, and allowing such cookies may be a security + risk. Thus, if you are under a two-part top level domain, you + should still use your actual domain, as you would with any other top + level domain (for example .foo.co.uk). +
+ @@ -209,7 +223,8 @@ time late in the year "37".

Not all clients can understand all of these formats. but you should use the newest one that is generally acceptable to your - users' browsers.

+ users' browsers. At the time of writing, most browsers only fully + support CookieStyle Netscape.

@@ -229,12 +244,13 @@ time late in the year "37". FileInfo -

When the user track module is compiled in, and - "CookieTracking on" is set, Apache will start sending a +

When mod_usertrack is loaded, and + CookieTracking on is set, Apache will send a user-tracking cookie for all new requests. This directive can be used to turn this behavior on or off on a per-server or - per-directory basis. By default, compiling mod_usertrack will - not activate cookies.

+ per-directory basis. By default, enabling + mod_usertrack will not + activate cookies.

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