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I wanted to build a personal start page for my users and base it around Links. Anyone know of any third party username/password cookie enabled servlets or cgi scripts which make this process easier. By cookie I mean that the system should be able to remember the user, when they last logged in, how long they have been on the page, etc ... Anything in regards to starting this personalized start page would be useful. Thanks for any help.

Tawab
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Tawab,

I just spent a lot of time using cookies to force an auto-reload of pages. I'd look at javascript if I were you. In my project, I found that it was relatively easy to implement, and it works well with Links (at least the template version). Try JavaGoodies.com and http://javascript.internet.com for starting points.

Bob
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Bjordan,

Thanks so much for the good advice. It seems that there is not much documenation in regards to the "my.???.com" type of sites.

Is there a specific servlet or applet that you found helpful? thanks again ..

Tawab
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cookie support is relatively easy through CGI.pm I believe. It has several commands to set and modify cookies.

There are a large number of 'homesite' type programs and scripts out there that can give you good ideas of how things were implemented.

I try to avoid Java because it's still buggy on a lot of browsers and systems, and it still causes my stuff to crash after being used for awhile.

Have you ever gotten the "starting Java" box and then "kaboom!"??

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Yea your definitly right about Java. It's still kind of laggy too, the time it takes for it to load is somewhat vexing.

Can you please give me some examples of those
"homesite" scripts. I haven't had to much time to look for anything specific.

Thanks for the help.

Tawab
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Javascript is not like regular java applets, it doesn't have to load in its own console, the navigator just reads the code the way a server would cgi. I have this javascript thing on my page, and that loads up in less than 10 seconds.

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Bmxer,

Decent Site....I found some pretty gross errors, such as "Add a Site" (500 Internal Error) and "Member-Free HomePage" (404 Not Found). Anyway, I am confused about how your javascript works to create a "Start-Type" page.

Could you be more specific??

Thanks. Smile

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Java script is _NOT_ Java!

That said, the script engine is built into Netscape and probably MSIE. It's a scripting language, similar to Word Macros.

Java is a programming language, environment, etc, and it has to load itself and the overhead to start running.

Two different things.

Check out cgi-resources.com in their

http://cgi.resourceindex.com/...omepage_Communities/

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Yes, I know it's not java. I was reinforcing your dislike of Java. i am looking for Javascript code on cookie stuff. That is all .. Smile

Tawab
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Eliot-
When i test, i don't get that error for addurl, but i had to shutdown my services for configuration. I didn't mean i had the my.yahoo.com type thing, though i was looking into making something like that. I was only saying how fast the javascript for the rotating keywords loaded.
Tawab-
These aren't exactly what you want but maybe you can configure the examples this place gives. http://www.wsabstract.com/script/cutindex7.shtml , also you can go here http://www.scriptsearch.com/pages/l4.shtml they have a good amount of categories and code, maybe you'll find something better.

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Thanks! Those scripts are 3/4 th's of the equation. now all I need (which I can't seem to find anywhere) is a username/password cookie system. Although I see this implemented on a number of sites, I haven't found any example code for this. It's "secretive" code which I guess no one is willing to share Smile .. Perhaps this could be because it is integrated with a databse?? Well if anyone can help me develop this or can point me to an example script please contact me at twafa@earthlink.net .. Monetary compenstaion is NOT out of reach.

Thanks ..

Tawab
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nevermind

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[This message has been edited by Bmxer (edited August 13, 1999).]