A Cookie is:
A very small text file placed on your hard
drive by a Web Page server. It acts as an
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.
A Cookie's Purpose is:
To tell the server that you returned to that
Web page.
How a Cookie Helps You:
It allows you to save time. If you personalize
pages, or register for products or services,
a cookie helps remember who you are.
This allows the server to know that you are
logged in to our website. Cookies
allow us to be more efficient.
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.
In Internet Explorer 3.0, you can View,
Options, Advanced and click on
the button that says Warn Before
Accepting "Cookies."
If you're using Netscape Communicator 4.0:
On your Task Bar, click:
1. Edit, then
2. Preferences, then
3. click on Advanced.
4. Set your options in the box labeled
"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 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.
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