HERE IS YOUR COOKIE.
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COOKIE
DESCRIPTION
A message given to a Web browser by a Web
server. The browser stores the message in a text file
called cookie.txt. The message is then sent back to the
server each time the browser requests a page from the
server.
The main purpose of cookies is to identify users and
possibly prepare customized Web pages for them. When you
enter a Web site using cookies, you may be asked to fill
out a form providing such information as your name and
interests. This information is packaged into a cookie and
sent to your Web browser which stores it for later use.
The next time you go to the same Web site,your browser
will send the cookie to the Web server. The server can
use this information to present you with custom Web
pages. So, for example, instead of seeing just a generic
welcome page you might see a welcome page with your name
on it.
The name cookie derives from UNIX objects called magic
cookies. These are tokens that are attached to a user or
program and change depending on the areas entered by the
user or program. Cookies are also sometimes called
persistent cookies because they typically stay in the
browser for long periods of time.
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| OTHER LOCATIONS FOR
INFORMATION ON COOKIES CNET
article on cookie security
This article, from April 1996, addresses
privacy and security issues concerning cookies.
Cookies
specification
This is Netscape's preliminary
specification for HTTP cookies. Here you will find
overview information as well as sample syntax and
examples of transaction sequences.
Guide
to persistent cookies information
This site has a good variety of
information about persistent client side cookies,
including many links to related sites, and examples of
pages using cookies.
InContext
article describing Netscape cookies
An article, from May 1996, describing the
technical aspect of cookies, as well as privacy issues
and possible misuse, and how to check your cookies file
to see who is profiling you.
Netscape
cookie secrets
This page provides information on how to
write cookies for shopping cart applications, including
sample C code.
PC
Week article on HTTP cookie protocol
This article, from June 1996, describes
how cookies are used to collect information on anything
from web navigation to management of display of ads to
users.
Yahoo's
persistent cookies page
This is Yahoo's directory of persistent
cookies.
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