On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, Randy Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I don't accept cookies.
> >
> > This is one thing I'd love to do -- however, I do have to accept
> > cookies from a couple of frequently-used sites.
>
>
> A cheap hack I do is to symlink the cookie file to /dev/null.
I tried this for a while, but some sites seemed to detect it somehow. I guess
they tried to read their cookie after writing it. How well is this working for
you ?
>
> This way a cookie will last at most one Netscape session, but not
> persist "forever". Given that netscape currently crashes or needs to be
> restarted every few days or so this defeats the longevity of a cookie.
>
> I feel a short-lived cookie is appropriate since HTTP is basically
> stateless. (ideally I'd have a cookie just a 1-24 hours, but the few days
> days between netscape restarts I guess I can live with).
>
> Use junkbusters for more serious screening.
>
> Karl Runge
>
>
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