This was driving me nuts and got me off on
the wrong track....
I don't understand why but my test directory
called /bobz/ requires a redirect to registration
with a simple html / adp file with NO commands...
Yet, I can rename the directory to say /billz/
and all works as expected....
I must have used /bobz/ in the distant past
and it must have some restriction somewhere...
....maybe some old acs code doing something...???
and I can't find it.... and I've stopped looking!
Anyway, the cookie thing works fine:
ad_set_cookie -expires never "bobz" "5"
set bobzcookie [ad_get_cookie "bobz"]
Thanks
-Bob