About Cookies
Cookie is a very small text file placed on your hard drive by a Web Page server.
It is essentially your identification card, and cannot be executed as code or
deliver viruses. It is uniquely yours and can only be read by the server that
gave it to you.
For the purpose of cookie is to tell the server that you returned to that Web
page. Cookie Can help you save time. If you personalize pages, or register for
products or services, a cookie helps Microsoft remember who you are.
If You Want to Control Which Cookies You Accept:
You can order your browser to accept all cookies or to alert you every time a
cookie is offered. Then you can decide whether to accept one or not. If you're
using Internet Explorer 6.0:
1. Choose Tools, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Click the Privacy tab,
4. Default setting is medium. Move the slider to determine which setting you prefer.
5. You can also click on Advanced for specialized cookie treatment.
If you're using Internet Explorer 5.0:
1. Choose Tools, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Click the Security tab,
4. Click Internet, then Custom Level.
5. Scroll down to Cookies and choose one of the two options.
If you're using Internet Explorer 4.0:
1. Choose View, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Click the Advanced tab,
4. Scroll down to the yellow exclamation icon under Security and choose one of
the three options to regulate your use of cookies.
How to See Cookies You've Accepted:
If you're using Internet Explorer 6.0:
On your task bar, click:
1. Tools, then. 2. Internet Options. 3. Under the tab General (the default tab)
click. 4. Settings, then. 5. View Files.
If you're using Internet Explorer 5.0:
On your task bar, click:
1. Tools, then 2. Internet Options. 3. Under the tab General (the default tab)
click 4. Settings, then 5. View Files.
If you're using Internet Explorer 4.0:
On your task bar, click:
1. View, then 2. Internet Options. 3. Under the tab General (the default tab)
click 4. Settings, then 5. View Files
Internet Explorer 3.0:
On your Task Bar, click:
1. View, then 2. Options, then 3. Advanced, then 4. View Files.
Netscape Navigator 7.0:
On your Task Bar, click: 1. Tools, then 2. Cookie Manager, then 3. Manage Stored
Cookies.
Netscape Communicator 4.0:
Netscape bundles all cookies into one file on your hard drive. You'll need to
find the file, which it calls Cookie.txt on Windows machines.
How to See the Code in a Cookie?
Just click on a cookie to open it. You'll see a short string of text and numbers.
The numbers are your identification card, which can only be seen by the server
that gave you the cookie.
What is Persistent cookies?
A persistent cookie is one stored as a file on your computer, and it remains there
when you close Internet Explorer. The cookie can be read by the Web site that
created it when you visit that site again.
What is Temporary cookies?
A temporary or session cookie is stored only for your current browsing session,
and is deleted from your computer when you close Internet Explorer.
What is Unsatisfactory cookies?
Unsatisfactory cookies are cookies that might allow access to personally identifiable
information that could be used for a secondary purpose without your consent.
First-Party vs. Third-Party cookies
A first-party cookie either originates on or is sent to the Web site you are currently
viewing. These cookies are commonly used to store information, such as your preferences
when visiting that site.
A third-party cookie either originates on or is sent to a Web site different from
the one you are currently viewing. Third-party Web sites usually provide some
content on the Web site you are viewing. For example, many sites use advertising
from third-party Web sites and those third-party Web sites may use cookies. A
common use for this type of cookie is to track your Web page use for advertising
or other marketing purposes. Third-party cookies can either be persistent or temporary.
(Resource: Microsoft.com)
News on Secutiry
Microsoft warms up for security push:
Microsoft plans to release a full suite of security products for enterprise desktops
dubbed Microsoft Client Protection, chief executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday
at an event in Munich, Germany. [IT
Week]
In 'cookie' fight, it's not clear who's winning: Internet
users are taking back control of their computers, and online marketers and publishers
are not pleased. But they do not quite know what to do about their conundrum -
if it is a conundrum, since they cannot even agree on that. Until recently, Internet
businesses could track their users freely, using so-called cookies, tiny text
files they secretly embed on the surfer's hard drive. Now, with the proliferation
of antispyware programs that can delete unwanted cookies, they often cannot tell
who has been to their Web site or what they have seen ... [IHT]
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