Cookies

[Isabel Danforth]

Is it possible to allow cookies as you set up a machine.  For example
registration with NYTIMES, but to then turn off cookies and lock up the
prefs.js so that cannot be changed?

Isabel



At 06:13 AM 6/8/98 -0700, Teresa Ashley wrote:
>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
>>
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>> David J. Ives
>> Head, Microcomputer Systems Group
>> U. of Missouri, MU Libraries
>> 104 Ellis Library
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