Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 08:25:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Brian Clapper <bmc@WillsCreek.COM> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Apache cookies-how can I turn off? Message-ID: <199708171225.IAA00478@current.willscreek.com> In-Reply-To: <71967344@toto.iv>
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Doug White wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 1997, michael dorin wrote: > > > How can I turn the Apache cookies off? Or can I? > > Cookie generation is a compile-time feature. Either recompile your copy > of Apache and remove the cookie module from the list or see the docs for > the cookie option and see if you can specify a config file option to > disable it. To elaborate on Doug's response, here's some info from the Apache FAQ (http://www.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html): 26. Why does Apache send a cookie on every response? Apache does not send automatically send a cookie on every response, unless you have re-compiled it with the mod_cookies module. This module was distributed with Apache prior to 1.2. This module may help track users, and uses cookies to do this. If you are not using the data generated by mod_cookies, do not compile it into Apache. Note that in 1.2 this module was renamed to the more correct name mod_usertrack, and cookies have to be specifically enabled with the CookieTracking directive. More information is available here: http://www.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_usertrack.html In general, it's always a good idea to go to the Apache site when you have questions about Apache. It's a rather comprehensive site. Also, if you're getting deeper into Apache, you might consider monitoring newsgroup comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix. To quote from the Apache web site once more: Support for Apache will be via the comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix newsgroup. Our policy will be for complete openness, with the exception of reports of security holes. ----- Brian Clapper, bmc@WillsCreek.COM, http://WWW.WillsCreek.COM/ Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.
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