what do cookies actually do?

[tarquinlinbin]

I know they flag up to servers/websites that ive been there before but
i notce that in my cookies files folder it also has my name appended
to the cookie. Are we saying then that joe blogs (username) becomes
personally known to the remote site??

 

[dev]

/tarquinlinbin/ said:

I know they flag up to servers/websites that ive been there before but
i notce that in my cookies files folder it also has my name appended
to the cookie. Are we saying then that joe blogs (username) becomes
personally known to the remote site??

Not necessarily a bad thing, but have a bad reputation.^

http://google.com is the place to search for such info. Here's one hit...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oi=defmore&q=define:Cookies

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Open Help and Support | Type: cookies | Click the green arrow |
Read any of the 29 hits. Esp. Understanding cookies

 

[Mike]

Every time that you go to a food store and pay by credit card, the system
will be able to work out what you buy, the brands that you choose, and your
probable income level based upon the choices you made.. this is not a bad
thing as it enables the store to better cater for your needs.. you might
take offence at them getting info on you in this way, but lets face it, if
there was a pretty girl outside asking intrusive questions about your buying
habits, you would most likely brush her off.. both ways of gaining knowledge
help in stocking the store to your requirements such that you are a happy
shopper..

Cookies do the same thing on the net.. so you should be a happy surfer.. are
you?

 

[Unknown]

Yes that's true.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Who says I'd brush off a pretty girl asking questions? ;-)