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To: David W. Taylor who wrote (15348)	5/30/1999 6:41:00 AM
From: Monty Lenard	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 99985

Hi David, I see that you are a software engineer so maybe you can answer a question or 2 for me. 1) How does the "humble cookie" help me when and if I go back to a web page? 2) Since Double Click and a few others are placing most of the cookies on my computer, can they not track all the cookies that THEY place on the computer? Now I will tell you why "I" don't want them. I am from an older generation that still likes their privacy and figure it is no ones business where I go or what I do unless I am breaking the law or harming someone. And I have some paranoid suspicion that they are somehow harmful (I was abused as a child and I am very insecure on top of that) <g> I do not believe that anything is as innocent as it appears when it comes to MY privacy. Now don't take this as an "in you face" post because it is not. I am honestly wondering why people figure it is NOT such a big deal. Thanks Monty

To: David W. Taylor who wrote (15348)	5/30/1999 2:03:00 PM
From: James F. Hopkins	Respond to of 99985

David; It's not so much the humble cookie in and of itself, it's the way some servers abuse it. I didn't start surfing the net yesterday , and I already know the motives of most web sites are not to make my life better.. Taht's bullshit. I do accept cookies , depends on how the site is and what I use it for, 2/3rd or better of the web sites are just scum bags trying to contheshit out of any one they can. I know damm well a flood of humble cookies from a site is uncalled for, I turn them off , kill the bookmark & sometimes I even block them out so I won't forget and go back , over 2 cookies when you hit a page and they are not being humble, or don't know crap about programing. I'm looking for content not 20 %$#@ cookies & yes some of the prigs send as much as 20 at a friggin time..pissonem, I don't need them making my life better. Jim