Public pages and session = 0

Hi,
Just so I understand correctly the usage of session 0 for public pages.
In order to see the "0" in the app_session , we have to call the public page with ... :0: .... in the url ? ex:(f?p=877:1:0)
Does that mean that everywhere in my menus (and reports) , I have to change the &APP_SESSION. by 0 for all my public pages ?
If so , it seems that when I am connected, I than loose my session state if I call a page with session 0 .
How can I use that feature for my public pages that changes when I am connected ?
I tough that when a page was public, the session in the URL would show 0 but the session id would be kept in a cookie or something ?
Thanks
Francis.

Hi Scott,
I'm sorry , but there is something that I don't understand.
For some pages , when I use the session 0 , all the links in that page contains 0
and for other pages , even if I use session 0 , all the links contains a session id.
Here are some examples :
Not working with session 0 : http://apex1.insum.ca/pls/apex/f?p=105:34:0
(you will see that the links in the region "Communiqués" uses session id) (Even in the navbar, some links have 0 some others don't ??)
Working with session 0 : http://apex1.insum.ca/pls/apex/f?p=105:44:0
(links in the region "Petites annonces" uses 0 in session id)
Both are pages from the same application with select 'f?p...'||:APP_SESSION
Many Thanks
Francis.

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