On 08:08:46 Oct 10, shiva kumar wrote: > Hi, > > I have a long time doubt.What is cookies ?,what is it's work?. what is > the use of cookies ?. please tell me....
I don't know much but AFAIK cookies are used to store HTTP session information. Their length is limited to around 4096 bytes or so and are usually used to store login information or specific userid/sessionid info which can be used to track users. In fact all session oriented HTTP activity (browsing) have to necessarily use cookies. HTTP is a stateless protocol and there is a reason for making it so viz. performance. Cookies add the ability to maintain state like 'logged in/logged out' or it could be some hidden info. The user's browser is used to store the cookie which is set by the server. And on subsequent requests by the browser, the cookie is sent. This is how HTTP cookies work. -Girish _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
