what the hell are cookies?

[xhdriver]

and what does iirc and imho mean?

[blink0r]

I think cookies refer to large nipples, but i'm not a girl.... i might be wrong.

[JeffNJ]

if i recall correctly

in my humble opinion

Cookies are incredibly small, relatively insignificant, files that websites leave on your computer with stuff like your name, the products you looked at, and whatever.  As a general rule, the only sites that look at your cookies, are the same ones that left them - and at that, they only look at the ones they left.  It's just a means of knowing to say "Hi Bob!" when you go back there.  They're no big deal, and people should not fear them.

[transient]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (JeffNJ @ Mar. 28 2002,09:53)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">if i recall correctly

in my humble opinion

Cookies are incredibly small, relatively insignificant, files that websites leave on your computer with stuff like your name, the products you looked at, and whatever. As a general rule, the only sites that look at your cookies, are the same ones that left them - and at that, they only look at the ones they left. It's just a means of knowing to say "Hi Bob!" when you go back there. They're no big deal, and people should not fear them.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Actually, it's not even possible for one website to look at a cookie left by another. Cookies are used for a lot of things, keeping you logged in every time you come here on your computer for example is one thing that a cookie does. Basically, a cookie is just a long term variable that is stored on the client's computer instead of in memory.

A lot of people will tell you that cookies can be used for malicious purposes, but it's really a bunch of bullcrap.

[sykikchimp]

Most of they time they are used to gather info so they no what to solicite you with. Ever think it was strange that the majority of the spam you receive actually had content that you might be interested in??


I always thought IMHO was In My HONEST opinion.

[transient]

Honest opinion, humble opinion... all depends on who you talk to

[ca18guy]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (sykikchimp @ Mar. 29 2002,03:27)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Most of they time they are used to gather info so they no what to solicite you with. Ever think it was strange that the majority of the spam you receive actually had content that you might be interested in??


I always thought IMHO was In My HONEST opinion.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
You actually get Spam that has something you want? Almost all of mine is "get out of debt" "Viagra delivered to your doorstep" or "Wild midgets with Donkey's". Never actually got something interesting. &nbsp;Goto www.downloads.com and download the program "Ad aware" it's pretty good in rooting out "spyware"