cookie

[newbee]

What is the difference between a cookie and a temporary internet file?
I thought a cookie was a temporary internet file, but when I click on delete files and then check on the cookies, the cookies have not been deleted.

[Gallaeglagh]

When using Internet Explorer cookies are stored in 2 places both of which you know about. Cookies are a subset of temporary internet files and also are kept in a seperate directory.

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[Whyzman]

newbee,

If you are Deleting using the button in Internet Properties, try clicking on SETTINGS and then VIEW FILES. Use EDIT>SELECT ALL and then FILE>DELETE.

If you want to exercise some control over them you might want to have a look at THIS (http://home.nordnet.fr/~pmdevigne/CookiesManager_e.html).

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[rahulkothari]

temporary internet files are the ones which were downloaded by yor comp while u were surfing (includes everything like the images, webpages etc while you surfed)coz watever is displayed on yor screen has to be downloaded first.

also, cookie does not get deleted coz it stores information useful to the website (read the para below) unlike temp internet files which r nothing more than trash after u finish surfing.

somethin from www.webopedia.com (http://www.webopedia.com) ....

A message given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the message in a text file called cookie.txt. The message is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
The main purpose of cookies is to identify users and possibly prepare customized Web pages for them. When you enter a Web site using cookies, you may be asked to fill out a form providing such information as your name and interests. This information is packaged into a cookie and sent to your Web browser which stores it for later use. The next time you go to the same Web site, your browser will send the cookie to the Web server. The server can use this information to present you with custom Web pages. So, for example, instead of seeing just a generic welcome page you might see a welcome page with your name on it.

The name cookie derives from UNIX objects called magic cookies. These are tokens that are attached to a user or program and change depending on the areas entered by the user or program. Cookies are also sometimes called persistent cookies because they typically stay in the browser for long periods of time.


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