cookie insertion - http::cookie vs http::header

I have this iRule:

 

 

when HTTP_RESPONSE {

 

HTTP::cookie domainticket domain.net

 

HTTP::cookie insert name "domainticket" value "testytest"

 

HTTP::header insert set-cookie domainticket2=testytest2

 

}

 

 

I'm trying to give the browser client a cookie that I can subsequently test for the existence of and retrieve the cookie's value from. the problem is that I will never get a cookie given back to me unless i use the ::header command. I see both cookies being sent (using HttpFox), but my browser only ever returns domainticket2 and the value I set.

 

 

Every iRule example I see which deals with cookie insertion only ever uses HTTP::cookie to insert and test existence of cookies. I get nothing when I use this alone. If I comment out the HTTP::header line, a cookie never gets accepted by the browser that I can see in a "show cookies" window, and it fails any iRule existence test I use.

 

 

What gives? What am I doing wrong here that requires me to use a HTTP::header command instead of just an HTTP::cookie insert command? I've verified that my browser will accept cookies from anywhere. thanks for any insight, --Christopher

 

 

edit: paragraph separation disappeared when submitted in Opera.. edited it back in Firefox.. hopefully