Interesting that Home Depot also just recently announced they are converted
almost completely to Linux as their operating system. Looks like a
trend......we are working hard to set up our 1st Linux web server, and hope
to some day ditch all this graphics-bloated Windoze software and the
inherent instability.
Wonder what's happening with R:Base for Linux these days?
RJ
At 10:05 AM 7/17/01, you wrote:
>By the way, I got the wonderful savings from Home Depot where they do not have
>this policy.
>Manuel
>
>"Crued @ Enteract" wrote:
>
> > That's your loss. Cookies are a completely legitimate way for a site to
> > reuse data. A company like Staples 'more likely than not' does not share
> > any information collected in cookies their site uses. It would be wiser of
> > you to request their information/security policy and verify that they
> do not
> > share information about you with other companies. Then you may go on and
> > enjoy the wonderful savings offered to you.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of Manuel de Aguiar
> > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 7:47 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: IF VB IS SO GOOD WHY ARE YOU USING RBASE!
> >
> > The biggest problem is that many sites won't even let you in unless you
> have
> > cookies on. I make it a point to send letters to the webmaster and the
> > company's President letting them them know my thoughts. Staples is one of
> > those
> > companies. They send me a boiler plate email telling me how these cookies
> > are
> > for my own good. I refuse to purchase from these companies.
> > Manuel
> >
> > Bill Downall wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 8:03 AM Crued @ Enteract wrote:
> > >
> > > >They can identify you in regards to sites you visit, but they aren't
> > > >harvesting your personal information. No different than what retail
> > stores
> > > >do when they ask you for your zip code or your phone number and
> > > whatnot.
> > >
> > > No, more like what the grocery store or pharmacy finds out when they
> > > scan your discount card: they know what you bought, how much you
> > > spent, when, and at which stores.
> > >
> > > I have two browsers. On one I have set the preferences so that I have to
> > > confirm each cookie before it can be stored on my hard drive. It's
> > > amazing the huge number of cookies some sites try to store about all the
> > > ads they have shown me, and whether I have clicked one. It's also
> > > amazing how many sites know what ads were shown to me on seemingly
> > > totally unrelated web pages.
> > >
> > > Bill
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