Cookies

[Dick Smith <rsmith@gulf.net>]

William Beaty wrote:

> Galileo has this "covered": when I tried to use the site, all links
> failed, and dumped me back to the top page without explanation.  Turns
> out
> that the site REQUIRES that your browser's cookies feature be active,
> otherwise no tour, no registration, nothing.  I hate required
> passwords,
> and also reject cookies. Lynx broswer is great, it lets you
> selectively
> allow cookies, also warns you about form redirection shenannigans
> which
> normally occur invisibly, etc.

The Mail portion of Netscape Communicator 4.0 permits a choice of 4
actions about cookies: reject them all, ask before accepting, accept
only those that return to the sending site, and accepting all.