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To: RTev who wrote (2225)	10/6/1999 11:43:00 PM
From: sandintoes	Respond to of 2340

What ever you're doing, it certainly is working. Have you ever thought about writing a how to for computers? Or teaching....but I guess you do that every time you answer a question. Thanks for sharing. :>)

To: RTev who wrote (2225)	10/8/1999 11:28:00 AM
From: Sarkie	Respond to of 2340

An interesting article. zdnet.com In Defense of Cookies Jesse Berst, Editorial Director ZDNet AnchorDesk A month ago, I wrote about Web site dirty tricks. You went ballistic telling us about dirty tricks you've run across. Which wasn't surprising. But what did throw me was how unnerved cookies make you. To quote my young colleague Nicci Noteboom: Chill out. Cookies cannot "see" or steal data from your hard drive or email Cookies cannot give you a virus One site cannot co-opt another site's cookies You'll find numerous definitions for cookies. But in the simplest terms a cookie is a message given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the message in a text file called cookie.txt. It's sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. The two basic types of cookies are persistent cookies, which are configured to stay on your system, and session cookies, which "expire" as soon as you leave a site. Cookies' bad reputation is mostly undeserved. I agree there are dangers. I agree there is abuse. I agree there should be a better way to deal with them. But they do make the Web more user-friendly. Before you hit that TalkBack button and call me every name in the book, hear me out. Although detractors say cookies are an invasion of privacy and a security risk, ultimately they help present Web pages more effectively. Some conveniences we have cookies to thank for include: Storing user IDs and passwords Site personalization Online ordering systems, shopping carts Targeted marketing Usage tracking The last two are the ones that get people hot and bothered. If you feel that way, here are some resources to help you cope: ZDNet Help can walk you through configuring your browser to notify you when a site is about to download a cookie. It takes seconds. Click for more. Warning: If you're like me, you'll get sick of the constant barrage of messages. Downloads make it easier to automate cookie acceptance, management and deletion. You'll find good ones at the ZDNet Software Library. Click for more. And here are some favorites from Tech Director Jon DeKeles. Click for more. Net resources will help you sort out the cookie quandary if you?re a user. And teach you to use them wisely if you're a cookie creator. Two good ones: Cookie Central (click for more) and the Electronic Privacy Information Center's cookie page. Click for more. Do you agree with me about cookies? Use the TalkBack button to let me know. I'll post responses beneath this article. Or go to my Berst Alert forum where a discussion is already underway. And please take a second to vote in our Quick Poll below. Wonder what Web site dirty tricks really tick off AnchorDesk readers? Go to Page 2. What's your take on cookies? Friend Foe