Cookies

[N. McLees]

Mike Dargan wrote:
>We're running Netscape Standalone 4.05 on Win95 workstations that are 
>under severe policy restrictions and Fortres 101.  I've disabled cookies 
>but am getting pressure from patrons who desire them.  I'm leery of 
>allowing them on public workstations.  
>
>Am I being to fussy?  What would be the practical significance of 
>enabling cookies which are sent back to the server?

I've never understood why anyone other than vendors would want cookies, but 
perhaps I'm missing something.  The only useful thing that I am aware of 
cookies doing is to allow you to customize a site to your individual 
preferences - show golf news first, bring up your transaction account, 
greet you by name, ect.  On a machine where multiple users with different 
preferences will be accessing the site, it doesn't make any sense to allow 
customization.

Am I missing some other great use of cookies from the user side?

N. McLees