Re: ONLINE-ADS>> Cookies

glenn fleishman (glenn_at_popco.com)
Tue, 22 Jul 1997 09:25:42 -0500

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"Kathy E. Gill" <kathy.gill_at_boeing.com writes:
>site sysadmins don't know
>what the heck they are doing, and so the server wants to set a cookie
>*for every bloody GIF* on a page. For those of us with 3.0 browsers,
>this adds to exasperation, in general.

This assumes that people with 3.0 browsers have "ask me about every cookie"
turned on. Most don't -- the default is off.

Also, on Internet Explorer 3.0 for the Macintosh, at least, you can agree
to accept cookies site (or subdomain) by site. For me, this is the ideal
compromise. I'm willing to let microsoft.com send me cookies -- I don't
want to examine each one. However, I might rather be asked about each
cookie from DoubleClick.

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