| Cookies are a tool to store information about an Internet session.
They are used primarily to store information of what you do when you
are visiting the website. |
| No, cookies are not risky. The cookie files are ordinary text files
and cannot contain virus. The files are small and Netscape and Explorer
only allow a certain amount of the cookies to be saved. In that way
you cannot risk a full memory only because you allow cookies. |
| Netscape: To choose the options for cookies, click Edit/Preferences/Advanced. |
| Internet Explorer IE 6.0: To choose the options for cookies,
click Tools/Internet Options/Privacy. |
| Internet Explorer IE 5.0: To choose the options for cookies,
click /Internet Options/ Security.
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| Internet Explorer IE 4.0: To choose the options for cookies,
click /Internet Options/ Advanced
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Cookie files are saved as text files and are easy to erase.
Netscape: Choose cookies.txt-files and erase your cookies files.
IE: Your cookies are saved in an own folder under Documents and Settings.
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