[imp] soft failure of database for preference?

[Chuck Hagenbuch]

Quoting Sheeri Kritzer <sheeri.kritzer@tufts.edu>:

> Where are preferences cached?  In the session cookie or something?  Also,
> I had weird behavior one day -- I logged into a webmail server and got
> all default preferences, and a few clicks later I saw that my preferences
> had returned.  Is there any reason for this?

Yes, but I have no idea what. And yes, preferences are cached in the user's
session (not, specifically, in their cookie).

-chuck

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