[ic] cookie expire

[Mike Heins]

Quoting Jonathan Clark (jonc@webmaint.com):
> 
> > I am setting my cookie expiry to:
> >  
> > Mon, 07-Mar-2050 09:35:00 GMT
> >  
> > And yet, my cookies expire when I close the browser.
> >  
> > Anyone know why?
> 
> Sounds like a memory only cookie. Have you set a cookie path?
> 

Or more likely, it exceeds the maximum UNIX date of 2037.

If you have cookies that are so important they will outlive the user,
I suggest you find another way to store the information. 8-)

Surely a year is enough for any reasonable use, presuming they are
refreshed the next time the users visit.

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