(crazyinsomniac) Re: Windows IE Cookies

Hi Guys,

What about 'permanent' and 'session(temporary)' cookies?

IE 5.x has the option to turn off/on two different kinds of cookies.
The 'permanent' cookies are stored under 'C:\WINDOWS\Cookies' and are still there after you close your browser.

The 'session' cookies are stored under 'C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5' and expire after you close your browser.

How do you specify what kind of cookie to store if a user has both enabled?

Also, don't forget about IE's cookie vulnerability, that allows anyone to read your cookies from another site.

My version of IE was affected.
Check out the following site for info: http://www.peacefire.org/security/iecookies/ or if you just want the patch go to: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/download/critical/patch11.htm

"cRaZy is co01, but sometimes cRaZy is cRaZy".
- crazyinsomniac

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RE: Re: Windows IE Cookies by chromatic (Archbishop) on Aug 17, 2000 at 03:56 UTC
The difference between a 'permanent' cookie and a 'session' cookie is when it's set to expire. If you don't set an expiration date, the cookie's supposed to go away when the user closes the browser. If you do set a date, the cookie's supposed to last until that date. Bugs and incomplete implementations of the specification mean your experience may vary. :)	[reply]