On 28 Mar 98 at 10:17, Angus wrote:

> We have a number of subscribers whose only access to the lists are
> via their library, school or a friend's computer.. and who often
> have used the archives of the lists.
>
> Now that the new beta version of LISTSERV has been installed..
> whomever got there first, had the "magic cookie" set.. often for a
> list others aren't on..  and then they can't seem to get in to see
> their own list's archives.

People using a shared computer should NEVER ask to set a cookie for
viewing lists. It completely defeats the security.

The cookies BTW are not set for a particular list, but for the whole
server.

Francoise