Session timeout issue with IE 6

[Zeroanarchy]

Hi, I don't know how unique this problem is but I am hopeful that someone might have an answer or be able to point me in the correct direction.

Currently using weblogic8 and during sessions members are being kicked out of the members section without requesting it. The timing varies from 2-4 minutes after login and is more to do with movement in an out of .do and .htm files. The problem only occurs on IE6, I can not reproduce the problem on Firefox.

If you require more information here is someone else who had a similar problem and was not able to find an answer.

http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t143481-weblogic-session-expiry-issue.html

Any ideas?
Cheers

ZeroAnarchy
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[Zeroanarchy]

Well after some problem solving I seem to have found the answer. It looks like the CMS that we use (Stellent) produces a cookie fo each page it closes. The issue is that after the weblogic cookie reaches cookie number 21 it drops of the end, and the member is kicked out. The reason for this only occuring in IE is that IE can only handle 20 cookies at a time, when it reaches 20 it then kills the first and so on..

If you are having a similar issue test it in other browsers and see if the problem occurs there first. If it doesn't then go to your browser,
Click on Tools -->internet options --> Privacy --> Advanced. Change both cookie types to (prompt) then reload your web page and count the cookies.

If this is not the issue, check the URL name. IE6 does not like sites that use non alphanumeric names. eg:

http://www.test_page.com

will not work in IE6 but

http://www.testpage.com

will.

Hope this helps someone else oneday.


ZeroAnarchy
Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake
when you make it again.