HERE IS YOUR COOKIE.
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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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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