Patent ID: 8239445

Claim:
A method of sending information to a requesting end user from an application over a session wherein said application resides at one of a plurality of redundant servers residing behind a network dispatcher, said method comprising the steps of: receiving response information from said application, said response information including a URL (uniform resource locator); determining if a server-side key cookie has been used for storing session information between said end user and said application; if a server-side key cookie has been used for storing session information, retrieving a session key from said key cookie; if a key cookie was not used for storing session information, retrieving said session key from a control block; removing all cookies from said response information; storing said removed cookies in a predetermined server-side storage area; updating said URL to indicate the removal of said cookies; creating a sticky routing string; updating a date/time stamp in said sticky routing string; inserting said sticky routing string into said URL; and, transmitting said response information, including said URL to said end user.