Date:  Thu, 6 Nov 1997 10:39:27 -0600
From:  Cynthia Bernstein <bernscy[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAIL.AUBURN.EDU>
Subject: Re: "cookies"

Netscape, too, has a cookies folder. You can set Netscape not to receive
cookies.
Cindy


On Thu, 6 Nov 1997, Wayne Glowka wrote:

> >"Cookies" are files that are downloaded to your hard drive when you
> >connect to certain Web sites. These files contain your computer
> >information that the Web site has recorded. When you return to a site
> >that has loaded a "cookie" on your machine, the site can use your
> >"cookie" information for various and sundry site documentation purposes.
> >
> >Internet Explorer has a folder called "Cookies". You can remove them if
> >it bothers you.
> >
> >Jessie
>
> It seems to me that a better choice of terms would be "ticks" or "fleas" or
> even "stickers."
>
> Thanks for the information.
>
> Wayne Glowka
>