Re: [MacPerl] Implementing a logon status procedure.

[Jacob Steinberger <ldtelgar@realitybytes.net>]

I think what your looking for here is cookies, I dont know a lot about
them, Im sure someone else does.

Stˇphane Jose wrote:
> 
> I am writing a Perl cgi script that allows a user to log on and log off a
> web site. The script get the user's logon or logoff times and status (ON or
> OFF) then write them respectively to a log and a status file.
> 
> The script needs to verify if the user is not already logged on (or if the
> user tries to logon with the same userid/password as an already logged on
> user) before giving him/her access. So at logon time the script reads the
> user current status from the status file (Currently ON or OFF) and toggle
> the status according to the content of that file. If the status file
> reveals that the user is currently logged on access will be denied.
> 
> The problem is that if the user's machine/browser crashes before he/she has
> the time to logoff, the status file does not get updated and the user
> status still contains the Currently ON flag even though the user is not
> logged on anymore. Consequently next time the user tries to log on access
> will be denied.
> 
> Can anyone suggest a way to avoid such a problem?
> 
> This script is developped using MacPerl. Still, pardon me if my question is
> too general for the list.
> 
> Stephane.
> 
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