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8This SurferBeware.com
mini-site is dedicated to preserving the Cookie FAQ.
The FAQ has been a longstanding document on the Internet
and is still relevant today.
This mini-site is
different than the other mini-sites in that it does not
provide detailed protection instructions. If that's
what you are looking for here's all you need to know.
1. For the DIY surfers
(Do-it Yourself) here is our cookie
tutorial.
2. For the DIY surfers as
well as everyone else download
Cookie Wall for free.
Cookies FAQ - Introduction
- What is a cookie?
- Where did the term cookies come from?
- How do websites use cookies?
- Where can I get more information?
Cookies FAQ - General
Questions
- Can I delete cookies?
- How do I set my browser to reject cookies?
- Are cookies dangerous to my computer?
- Will cookies fill up my hard drive?
- Are cookies a threat to my privacy?
- Sites are telling me I need to turn on cookies, but they are on. What's wrong?
- I deleted my cookies, and I can't log-on to my favorite site anymore. What can I do?
- How did I get a cookie from doubleclick? I've never been there!
- I looked at my Internet Explorer cookies, and they had my username on them! Can servers see my username?
- There are two extra files in my Cookies folder called Mm256.dat and Mm2048.dat. What are they?
Cookie FAQ -
Fundamentals
- How does a cookie really work?
- Breakdown of Cookie Parameters
- How do cookies end up on my hard drive?
- What are all those entries in my cookies.txt file?
- Where does MSIE keep its cookies?
- Are cookies Year 2000 Compliant?
Cookies FAQ - Advanced
Topics
- Creating a cookie value
- Retrieving a cookie value
- Clearing a cookie value
- Detecting if cookies are accepted
- Compact Privacy Policies and IE6
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