Thank you, Mike -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike & Barbara Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 11:59 AM To: Jaws-Users List Subject: [JAWS-Users] Session Cookies Explained
> What are session cookies used for? Webpages have no memories. A user going from page to page will be treated by the website as a completely new visitor. Session cookies enable the website you are visiting to keep track of your movement from page to page so you don't get asked for the same information you've already given to the site. Cookies allow you to proceed through many pages of a site quickly and easily without having to authenticate or reprocess each new area you visit. Session cookies allow users to be recognized within a website so any page changes or item or data selection you do is remembered from page to page. The most common example of this functionality is the shopping cart feature of any e-commerce site. When you visit one page of a catalog and select some items, the session cookie remembers your selection so your shopping cart will have the items you selected when you are ready to check out. Without session cookies, if you click CHECKOUT, the new page does not recognize your past activities on prior pages and your shopping cart will always be empty. You can adjust your session cookies through the settings feature of your browser. To find out more, please check out the manage cookies section For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
