Cookies

[Teresa Ashley]

Cookies allow you to save a password (such as to the New York Times online
edition) on a particular machine so that it doesn't have to be remembered or
typed in each time the site is accessed.  We find this feature useful for
reference on our public machines.  The downside is that cookies left at
undesirable sites (or pages arrived at by mistake) seem to increase the volume
of junk email.  This is not a problem on the public machines (mail is
disabled), but annoying on our private office computers.

Teresa Ashley
Austin Community College

David J. Ives wrote:

> > 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 fail to see any benefit to enabling cookies on public workstations (nor
> do I see much benefit to emabling them in most work environments, to tell
> the truth).  Our public workstations are set up to disallow all cookies;
> and if I am asked to do otherwise, my answer will be "no."
>
> David Ives
>
> ======================================
> David J. Ives
> Head, Microcomputer Systems Group
> U. of Missouri, MU Libraries
> 104 Ellis Library