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| 3448.1 | | IROCZ::MORRISON | Bob M. LKG1-3/A11 226-7570 | Mon Jul 15 1996 17:58 | 43 |
| 3448.2 | | IROCZ::MORRISON | Bob M. LKG1-3/A11 226-7570 | Mon Jul 15 1996 18:14 | 5 |
| 3448.3 | Configurable | GYRO::eps1.zko.dec.com::nozell | nozell@zko.dec.com | Mon Jul 15 1996 18:18 | 9 |
| 3448.4 | If you cannot protect yourself, buy a different system! | WTFN::SCALES | Despair is appropriate and inevitable. | Mon Jul 15 1996 18:21 | 14 |
| 3448.5 | | RANGER::WASSER | John A. Wasser | Mon Jul 15 1996 18:30 | 22 |
| 3448.6 | | LJSRV2::teco3.ibg.ljo.dec.com::mayer | Danny Mayer | Tue Jul 16 1996 03:38 | 8 |
| 3448.7 | Dozns of cookies out there | HGOVC::JOELBERMAN | | Tue Jul 16 1996 08:38 | 4 |
| 3448.8 | Thanks for the answers | CECAMO::JAGERMAN | Caspar DTN 843-8718 | Fri Jul 19 1996 12:49 | 4 |
| 3448.9 | keep your hands outa my cookie jar | ACISS2::MOON | | Wed Aug 07 1996 03:22 | 8 |
| 3448.10 | | CIRCUS::GOETZE | We'll re-evaluate it and say a tunnel is too expensive.-CalTrans | Tue Jan 28 1997 21:49 | 9 |
| I just tried to access www.microsoft.com from Netscape/Intel and
denying every cookie request. Well evidently the server is setup to
repeat the attempt to set a cookie forever, I just gave up after saying
cancel about 500 times. Is there any software available now which does
this programmatically, until the anal-retentive programmer gets the message
and stops attempting to set cookies? Most sites I've run across
only attempt to set cookies a couple times before giving up.
erik
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| 3448.11 | | PYRO::RON | Ron S. van Zuylen | Tue Jan 28 1997 22:33 | 5 |
| PGP has or will have a tool that you might like:
http://www.pgp.com/newsroom/prel7.cgi
--Ron
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| 3448.12 | | VAXCPU::michaud | Jeff Michaud - ObjectBroker | Wed Jan 29 1997 03:22 | 13 |
| > ... until the anal-retentive programmer gets the message
> and stops attempting to set cookies? Most sites I've run across
> only attempt to set cookies a couple times before giving up.
The sites aren't giving up, as if you didn't accept the
cookie, and on the next http request they don't get the
cookie, you just look like any other person who hasn't
visited the site yet.
If you don't want to accept *any* cookies, you can just
set your cookies (or cookies.txt or browser/platform
specific cookie file) file to not be writtable and
set your browser to never ask you to accept cookies.
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| 3448.13 | | teco.mro.dec.com::tecotoo.mro.dec.com::mayer | Danny Mayer | Wed Jan 29 1997 11:57 | 5 |
| > set your browser to never ask you to accept cookies.
Where do you set this in Netscape?
Danny
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| 3448.14 | | SMURF::PBECK | Paul Beck | Wed Jan 29 1997 13:30 | 14 |
| ><<< Note 3448.13 by teco.mro.dec.com::tecotoo.mro.dec.com::mayer "Danny Mayer" >>>
>
>> set your browser to never ask you to accept cookies.
>
> Where do you set this in Netscape?
>
> Danny
Options .. Network ..Protocols
Uncheck the box that reads "Accepting a cookie" (so that you don't
get an alert) after having set the "read only" attribute on the
cookie file (cookie.txt) used by Netscape.
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| 3448.15 | | QUOIN::BELKIN | but from that cup no more | Wed Jan 29 1997 14:42 | 12 |
| >> Where do you set this in Netscape?
>> Danny
> Options .. Network ..Protocols
> Uncheck the box that reads "Accepting a cookie" (so that you don't
> get an alert) after having set the "read only" attribute on the
> cookie file (cookie.txt) used by Netscape.
So, this option does not exist in the Alpha/VMS version of Netscape?
I can't find it. Does that mean that Alpha/VMS Netscape "doesn't do"
cookies? more info, please?
thx, Josh
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| 3448.16 | | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Wed Jan 29 1997 15:00 | 3 |
| Yes, the Alpha VMS version does cookies.
Steve
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| 3448.17 | | teco.mro.dec.com::tecotoo.mro.dec.com::mayer | Danny Mayer | Wed Jan 29 1997 16:21 | 12 |
| > Options .. Network ..Protocols
>
> Uncheck the box that reads "Accepting a cookie" (so that you don't
> get an alert) after having set the "read only" attribute on the
> cookie file (cookie.txt) used by Netscape.
Doesn't that merely mean that it won't get written, but that it will
stay in memory for as long as your browser is running? Remember that a lot
of people (me for instance) keep their browsers running for weeks. I run
NT, so I don't even log off, just lock the workstation.
Danny
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| 3448.18 | Users want to be in control... | CIRCUS::GOETZE | We'll re-evaluate it and say a tunnel is too expensive.-CalTrans | Tue Feb 25 1997 17:11 | 13 |
| I like this new feature in Communicator 4.0 which allows you to deny all
cookies. I tried accessing the Microsoft site yesterday with this
setting on and it looked like it was endlessly trying to set cookies, while
Communicator sat there, endlessly denying them. It was mildly
entertaining.
However today I tried the same thing, and lo and behold, Microsoft
appears to have changed their policy and after a couple tries, you
get an error saying the connection was refused. I tried again and
actually got through and saw some of their content, without them
getting their hands on my cookies.
erik
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| 3448.19 | :-) | PCBUOA::BAYJ | Jim, Portables | Tue Feb 25 1997 18:22 | 9 |
| >I tried again and actually got through and saw some of their content,
>without them getting their hands on my cookies.
Technically speaking, I think that would be
"getting their cookies in your hands".
jeb
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| 3448.20 | | HOUBA::MEHERS | Damian, http://bigbird.geo.dec.com/ | Wed Feb 26 1997 07:01 | 8 |
| Microsoft's Active Server Pages (ASP) - Server-Side scripting, uses
cookies for context maintenance - hence the endless stream of cookies.
Netscape's equivalent (LiveWire), lets you choose between various
mechanisms, although cookies are the least problematic (assuming the
end-user is not denying all set-cookie responses).
/Damian
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