oceanic7777
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What in a cookie might cause a certain page on a website NOT to display a certain paragraph on ANOTHER page. Sounds confusing, doesn't it. lol Here's an example:
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Scenario 1 --
User 1 accesses agreement.html DIRECTLY, via the page's URL.
agreement.html contains the following paragraphs:
P1: "You agree to pay me one million dollars.
P2: You agree to return all equipment at your expense.
P3: You agree to abide by the Constitution of Mars."
User 1 accesses index.html, which places a cookie on User 1's computer.
User 1 accesses agreement.html via a LINK from index.html
agreement.html is now void of original P2 and now reads:
P1: "You agree to pay me one million dollars.
P2: You agree to abide by the Constitution of Mars."
(Note: The content of agreement.html is not important.)
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My question comes as a result of a company's website which reproduces a situation similar to the one written above. Agreement.html, in this company's case, is a service agreement, which, if a user accesses from the company's homepage, erases a crucial paragraph.
What might be causing this? If I delete the cookie placed from the homepage, P2 reappears.
Do you think this company is playing dirty tricks? Or has it made a genuine programming mistake; mind-you that this "mistake" might cause potential customers to agree a different set of terms.
I've asked my question here, before alerting the company to this problem.
Private Message me for the company's website.
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Scenario 1 --
User 1 accesses agreement.html DIRECTLY, via the page's URL.
agreement.html contains the following paragraphs:
P1: "You agree to pay me one million dollars.
P2: You agree to return all equipment at your expense.
P3: You agree to abide by the Constitution of Mars."
User 1 accesses index.html, which places a cookie on User 1's computer.
User 1 accesses agreement.html via a LINK from index.html
agreement.html is now void of original P2 and now reads:
P1: "You agree to pay me one million dollars.
P2: You agree to abide by the Constitution of Mars."
(Note: The content of agreement.html is not important.)
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My question comes as a result of a company's website which reproduces a situation similar to the one written above. Agreement.html, in this company's case, is a service agreement, which, if a user accesses from the company's homepage, erases a crucial paragraph.
What might be causing this? If I delete the cookie placed from the homepage, P2 reappears.
Do you think this company is playing dirty tricks? Or has it made a genuine programming mistake; mind-you that this "mistake" might cause potential customers to agree a different set of terms.
I've asked my question here, before alerting the company to this problem.
Private Message me for the company's website.
