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    cookies

    Hi
    When using the CD to surf the net a small window frequently pops up asking if I want to accept cookies. If the request comes from the url I am looking at I accept.
    But, since my computer is not using the hard drive (i.e I believe that I could still surf if the HD was removed) what information is being sent to the cookie source?
    On the other hand, even if i refuse to accept the cookies they have come to me (my computer) thru the ISP and the ISP must know details about me.
    So is there any difference whether I accept or reject?
    Either way some information would appear to be sent to the cookie source.
    Obviously I am a newbie and this may not be a simple question; if so I apologize.

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    calord17
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    Re: cookies

    Quote Originally Posted by senorian
    Hi
    When using the CD to surf the net a small window frequently pops up asking if I want to accept cookies. If the request comes from the url I am looking at I accept.
    But, since my computer is not using the hard drive (i.e I believe that I could still surf if the HD was removed) what information is being sent to the cookie source?
    On the other hand, even if i refuse to accept the cookies they have come to me (my computer) thru the ISP and the ISP must know details about me.
    So is there any difference whether I accept or reject?
    Either way some information would appear to be sent to the cookie source.
    Obviously I am a newbie and this may not be a simple question; if so I apologize.
    As I understand it, if you accept the cookie, it is recorded on your hard disk and "set". If not, then that cookie and all subsequent requests to set/read/write that cookie are denied. With Knoppix, I would imagine that cookies that have been accepted are "written" to the RAMdisk.

    I don't think the ISP could possibly be bothered with trying to find out too much about you particularly, since they have thousands of customers usually.

    Hope this helps.

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