Closed Bug 199931 Opened 21 years ago Closed 21 years ago

"deep refresh" which clears site's cookies

Categories

(Core :: Networking: Cookies, enhancement)

Product:
Core
Component:
Networking: Cookies
Platform:
x86
Windows 2000
Type:
enhancement
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
VERIFIED WONTFIX

People

(Reporter: uri, Assigned: darin.moz)

Details

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.3) Gecko/20030312
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.3) Gecko/20030312

some combination, like ctrl-shift-R, which will refresh the current page after
removing all cokies from the current domain.
This is required for some web applications that go berserk if a cookie is left
over after a timeout occured or some othe application logic flaw.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
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hmm.. i'm not very keen on introducing such an obscure key combination.  i'd
recommend WONTFIX.  cookie manager is designed for this.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 21 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
VERIFIED: (please!) wontfix.

Look at the DNS cache is cleared by offline/online button for how these "neat"
ideas work in the real world.
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
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