From: "Mark M." <markm@voicenet.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 15:46:31 +0800
To: vanished@alpha.c2.org
Subject: Re: Cookies anyone?
In-Reply-To: <199606292334.QAA20775@infinity.c2.org>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.94.960630162140.827A-100000@gak>
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On Sat, 29 Jun 1996 vanished@alpha.c2.org wrote:

> While rummaging around in my cookie jar, I found this message--along with
> some cookies.
> 
> :Netscape HTTP Cookie File
> :# http://www.netscape.com/newsref/std/cookie_spec.html
> :# This is a generated file!  Do not edit.
> 
> Rather than bring down my system by experimenting, I thought I'd ask the list,
> "What happens if I delete this file?" and "What happens if I delete
> (edit) the cookies?"

I know that there were already several replies so I'll just add a little more
information.

If you are in DOS, you can prevent the cookies file from being written to by
making it read-only (attrib +r cookies.txt).  Ditto for UNIX.  Also, if you
have Netscape 3.04b, you can enable a security option that notifies you
whenever a server attempts to send you a cookie.

- -- Mark

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