> Original Question: > In Netscape I would initially visit those sites that I needed > (banking, utilities, etc.) and then make the cookies file > "read only" ... and it worked. Where is the cookies file for > Explorer found and could the same trick be played as I did in > Netscape? It would have to be a file that I can actually open > up and see that the sites visited are the sites I have in mind > before making it "read only." <snip>
From: "Ben Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [Cookies are found in C:\Windows\Cookies] I don't think it will let you delete the .dat file. You would have to do it from a dos boot, I believe. Go ahead and make the cookies folder read only and see what happens. Let us know ... Ben Response: As long as you asked, I'm letting you know; it's not as easy as I thought. 1. I deleted all the files in that folder, and yes, the .dat file remains, as you said. 2. I opened Explorer, and registered in all the sites I think important. 3. I then looked into the folder and there were all the cookies from the above sites. 4. I then made the folder "read only" and thought the job was done. It all works well until you go to "Internet Options" and delete files, delete cookies, and clear history (which wouldn't you say is something that one should periodically do just to clear out the junk that accumulates)? The "Delete cookies" button actually removed the individual files from the Cookies folder. I even made those "wanted" cookies "read only" which kept the files in the folder but negated the purpose of the cookie (requiring full registration at any one of the sites involved). And any one of those moves in "Internet Options" will remove the "read only" status from the Cookies folder putting me back to square one. Bottom line; it seems to me that one can "fool" the cookie file in Netscape, but cannot play that trick in Explorer. If anyone thinks it can be done, please let me know how. Again, I want to make the cookies in Explorer respond to my needs (making access to sites that I think are important easy and at the same time, avoiding the accumulation of cookie information from sites I just happen to enter) ... Harold ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
