Cookies and Netscape

[Daniel Rinehart]

> What happened to these cookies? Are these cookies sent back to the
> server? Some sites use Javascript. Does Javascript erase the
> cookies, once exit the site? (It should not, since revists to the
> same site did not warn me any cookies).
> Any information is appreciated.

	In a nutshell: each cookie has an expiration time associated with it.
The most common expiration time is "this session only", which
translates to, "until you completely exit your browser." These cookies
are not persistent, so they don't need to be stored in your cookies
file. Only those cookies which don't expire, or have an expiration
time in the future, get stored in your cookies file. That's why not
all of the cookies that you accept get stored.

	For much more detail and a better explanation of what cookies are and
how they work, stop by: http://www.cookiecentral.com/

- Daniel R. <danielr at ccs.neu.edu>
[http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/danielr/]
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