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[John Doe #2]

Originally Posted by johnshadows64

Standard key-value pairs I assume, not necessarily 'tracking', which has a more sinister implication (often used synonymously with 'cross-site tracking'). A web application stores cookies (little files) with a 'key', like user_id, and a corresponding value, like RX35twv or something. It would look like this in the file that is stored in your browser cache: 'user_id':'RX35twv'. This application is written in PHP, so it can actually store agglomerations of cookies in a big session array ($_SESSION[]), and can maintain an assload of server data about what you've done since the browser has been open, you've been logged in, and been on the site. So somewhere, $_SESSION has a little cookie like (and I'm taking liberties here) 'thread_163543_last_read':23. At least that's my guess.

I woulda said chocolate chip.

[Gatorchip]

so how does the cookie know what I read?

Also how dumb do you guys really think I am?

[IPostedWhat]

Originally Posted by Gatorchip

so how does the cookie know what I read?

Also how dumb do you guys really think I am?

[John Doe #2]

Originally Posted by Gatorchip

so how does the cookie know what I read?

Also how dumb do you guys really think I am?

I don't think your dumb fella, but Im sure that johnshadows fella thinks he smarter than all of us.

[johnshadows64]

Originally Posted by Gatorchip

so how does the cookie know what I read?
Also how dumb do you guys really think I am?

It probably doesn't - I think it just tracks the most recent (added) thread from last time you clicked the link. So, let's say your cookie is
'thread_163543_last_read':23
and you click on the link after 7 new posts have been added.
When you click on 'View First Unread' it goes down to link 23 + 1 = 24
The click fires an 'event' that triggers an update for the cookie to something like: 'thread_163543_last_read':30.
So next time you click on 'View First Unread' it goes down to link 30 + 1 = 31

You may not have read down to link 30 the 1st, but it most likely will assume you have, and update the cookie in the manner described above. I will offer a caveat here - it's possible that the app tracks your movement down the page (how many links you actually went down), and updates the cookie to that value + old_value, but I doubt it (though experimentation could prove it one way or the other).

[johnshadows64]

Originally Posted by John Doe #2

I don't think your dumb fella, but Im sure that johnshadows fella thinks he smarter than all of us.

No, I really don't - I'm as dumb as a rock, actually. There once was a thread here that asked which posters you thought were less intelligent than you. I only named 2 - BTchampy and AggieInFlorida. I was actually just kidding, but both of them did end up getting banned. Funny.

[Gatorchip]

Originally Posted by johnshadows64

It probably doesn't - I think it just tracks the most recent (added) thread from last time you clicked the link. So, let's say your cookie is
'thread_163543_last_read':23
and you click on the link after 7 new posts have been added.
When you click on 'View First Unread' it goes down to link 23 + 1 = 24
The click fires an 'event' that triggers an update for the cookie to something like: 'thread_163543_last_read':30.
So next time you click on 'View First Unread' it goes down to link 30 + 1 = 31

You may not have read down to link 30 the 1st, but it most likely will assume you have, and update the cookie in the manner described above. I will offer a caveat here - it's possible that the app tracks your movement down the page (how many links you actually went down), and updates the cookie to that value + old_value, but I doubt it (though experimentation could prove it one way or the other).

My point was that a cookie can only tell what the most recent post was as long as I was on that page. It doesn't know if I read any of them.

Unless it was chocolate chip.

You need to have yourself a few drinks!

[John Doe #2]

Originally Posted by johnshadows64

No, I really don't - I'm as dumb as a rock, actually. There once was a thread here that asked which posters you thought were less intelligent than you. I only named 2 - BTchampy and AggieInFlorida. I was actually just kidding, but both of them did end up getting banned. Funny.

That is odd that two posters that you opposed got banned.

[johnshadows64]

Originally Posted by Gatorchip

My point was that a cookie can only tell what the most recent post was as long as I was on that page. It doesn't know if I read any of them.

Unless it was chocolate chip.
You need to have yourself a few drinks!

Yeah, man, that's what the last paragraph was about. I've had more than a few. Good luck in the future.

[Forty_Sixand2]

You still haven't told me why you negged me.....

[johnshadows64]

Originally Posted by John Doe #2

That is odd that two posters that you opposed got banned.

Wow. I guess it is. It's like I have unlimited power - I command you to bring me a shrubbery.

[Edisto_Tiger]

Originally Posted by johnshadows64

Wow. I guess it is. It's like I have unlimited power - I command you to bring me a shrubbery.

this can be arranged. I have a connection. lol

[potzer25]

Originally Posted by Gatorchip

My point was that a cookie can only tell what the most recent post was as long as I was on that page. It doesn't know if I read any of them.

how pedantic of you

[Gatorchip]

Originally Posted by potzer25

how pedantic of you

It was a joke... jeez.

[mysfit]

Originally Posted by Forty_Sixand2

..."go to first unread post" button on some of the threads?

Man, I didn't realize how awesome of a tool that was until it went bad on me.

I had problems with some of the buttons a few weeks ago and had to clear the browser cache to get them working.