Re: do we need to have the "dot" in web.config ?

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From: Mike Smith (test_at_test.com)
Date: 07/10/04 

Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 17:37:03 +0800

thats supposedly the suffix of the cookie ? hence the DOT

"Teemu Keiski" <joteke@aspalliance.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> no differences. I think it is just a naming habit, nothing more.
>
> --
> Teemu Keiski
> MCP, Microsoft MVP (ASP.NET), AspInsiders member
> ASP.NET Forum Moderator, AspAlliance Columnist
> http://blogs.aspadvice.com/joteke
>
>
> "Tee" <thy@streamyx.com> wrote in message
> news:e4kBgUkZEHA.4032@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > In our web.config, when we are doing forms authentication, we have such
> code
> >
> > <authentication mode="Forms">
> >
> > <forms name=".MyProject" etc etc>
> >
> > I see some example with a . in front of their project name at the <forms
> > name> ... and some don't have the dot ...
> >
> > any differences between the dot or not dot ?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > Tee
> >
> >
>
> 

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