Can CGI::Cookie be set to never expire?

rsiedl has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

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Re: Can CGI::Cookie be set to never expire? by matthewb (Curate) on Nov 16, 2004 at 14:17 UTC
You could set the expiry date to ten years in the future but what if the user deletes all their cookies for some reason? In practice the answer is, "not in any way you can count on". MB	[reply]
Re^2: Can CGI::Cookie be set to never expire? by rsiedl (Friar) on Nov 16, 2004 at 14:21 UTC
ok. Thanks MB.	[reply]
Re: Can CGI::Cookie be set to never expire? by bart (Canon) on Nov 16, 2004 at 14:37 UTC
I don't think so, I don't think the cookie header command set includes that option — though you can set the `expires` field a very long time into the future. (Pass a formatted date instead of an maximum age, it'll just use it.) Why do you want it, anyway? Do you expect people to still be using the same computer and browser, in 10 years time? Do you still expect to recognize them when they come back for the first time, after your cookie has expired, years from now? Does it even matter? For people that frequent your site often enough, I'd simply refresh the cookie once in a while. That way, for regular visitors, the cookie will effectively never expire.	[reply]
Re: Can CGI::Cookie be set to never expire? by borisz (Canon) on Nov 16, 2004 at 14:21 UTC
Set expire to a high value `... -expires => '+99y', ...` [download] Boris	[reply] [d/l]


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