Microsoft KB Archive/810922

= Cookie Sharing Is Not Successful with Four-Part FQDN and International Domains =

Article ID: 810922

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When the application nonsecure host name has four or more parts and the top-level domain is a country domain (for example, www.computer.microsoft.fr), the cookie domain for the AuthTicket and the ProfileTicket cookies is not set according the domain level settings of the application, and cookie sharing does not work for the scenario. This does not occur with international top-level domains, such as .com, .edu, .net, and .org.



RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Commerce Server 2000 service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version      Size    File name -  26-Nov-2002  23:33  4.0.3861.0   98,576  Mscsauth.dll 26-Nov-2002 23:32  4.0.3861.0   45,328  Mscsresource.dll 26-Nov-2002 23:35  4.0.3861.0  102,672  Siteauth.dll

Note For cookie sharing to work, the number of shared domain levels must be at least two.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB810922

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