A "cookie" is a small piece of information which a
web server can store temporarily with your web browser. This is
useful for having your browser remember some specific information
which the server can later retrieve.
As you browse the web, cookies are stored in your computer's
memory. When you close your browser, any cookie that hasn't
expired is written to a cookie file so they can be reloaded next
time you visit that web site.
A cookie file is not a secret way for a web
server to find out everything about you and what you have on your
hard drive. The only way that any private
information could be in your cookie file would be if you
personally gave that information to a web server in the first
place and it decided to put that information into your cookie
file for some reason.
Also, each cookie is marked with
information about what web server it's for. There is
absolutely no way for a web server to get access to any private
information about you or your system through cookies, and there
is no possible way that a virus could be spread through the use
of cookies.
Internet Explorer Version 6.X
- Go to Tools on top of browser
- Choose Internet Options
- Click on the Security tab
- Default setting is medium. Move the slider to determine which setting you prefer
- You can also click on Advanced for more specific cookie settings.
- Scroll down to Cookies in the list and choose either: Enable or Prompt
- Scroll down to Allow per-session cookies (not stored) in the list and choose either:
Enable or Prompt before accepting cookies
- Press OK
- Press Apply
- Press OK
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Internet Explorer Version 5.X
- Go to Tools on top of browser
- Choose Internet Options
- On bottom of list, go to Security tab
- Choose the Internet content zone
- Choose Custom Level
- Scroll down to Cookies in the list and choose either: Enable or Prompt
- Scroll down to Allow per-session cookies (not stored) in the list and choose either:
Enable or Prompt before accepting cookies
- Press OK
- Press Apply
- Press OK
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Internet Explorer Version 4.X
- Go to View on top of browser
- Choose Internet Options on bottom of list
- Go to Advanced tab on far right Scroll down to Cookie box in list Choose either:
Always accept cookies or Prompt before accepting cookies
- Press OK
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Internet Explorer Version 3.X
- Go to View on top of browser
- Choose Options at bottom of list
- Click on the Advanced tab
- Uncheck the "Warn before accepting cookies" checkbox
- Press OK
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Mozilla Browsers
All Versions
- Go to Edit on top of browser
- Choose Preferences on bottom of list
- Open the Privacy & Security menu on left hand side of box.
- On right hand side of box choose either:
- Disable Cookies
- Enable cookies for the originating web site only
- Enable all cookies
- Press OK
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Netscape Navigator Version 7.X
- Go to Edit on top of browser
- Choose Preferences on bottom of list
- Open the Privacy & Security menu on left hand side of box.
- On right hand side of box choose either:
- Disable Cookies
- Enable cookies for the originating web site only
- Enable cookies based on privacy settings
- Enable all cookies
- Press OK
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Netscape Navigator Version 6.X
- Go to Edit on top of browser
- Choose Preferences on bottom of list
- Open the Privacy & Security menu on left hand side of box.
- On right hand side of box choose either:
- Disable Cookies
- Enable cookies for the originating web site only
- Enable all cookies
- Press OK
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Netscape Navigator Version 4.X
- Go to Edit on top of browser
- Choose Preferences on bottom of list
- Click on Advanced on left hand side of box.
- On right hand side of box choose either:
- Accept all cookies
- Accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server
- Disable cookies
- Press OK
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Netscape Navigator Version 3.X
- Go to Options on top of browser
- Choose Network Preferences from the list
- Click on the Protocols tab
- Uncheck the "Accepting a Cookie" checkbox
- Press OK
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Opera Version 6.X
- Go to File on top of browser
- Choose Preferences on bottom of list
- Click on Privacy on left hand side of box.
- On right hand side of box check the " Enable cookies" checkbox.
- On right hand side of box select an option from the first drop-down list:
- Do not accept cookies
- Display received cookies
- Accept only cookies from selected servers
- Automatically accept all cookies
- On right hand side of box select an option from the second drop-down list:
- Only accept cookies for the server
- Do not accept third-party cookies
- Display third-party cookies
- Accept from any servers
- In addition, Opera also provides these options:
- Throw away new cookies on exit
- Display warning for illegal domains
- Display warning for illegal path
- Press OK
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Opera Version 5.X
- Go to File on top of browser
- Choose Preferences on bottom of list
- Click on Privacy on left hand side of box.
- On right hand side of box select an option from the first drop-down list:
- Do not accept cookies
- Display received cookies
- Accept only cookies from selected servers
- Automatically accept all cookies
- On right hand side of box select an option from the second drop-down list:
- Only accept cookies for the server
- Do not accept third-party cookies
- Display third-party cookies
- Accept from any servers
- In addition, Opera also provides these options:
- Throw away new cookies on exit
- Display warning for illegal domains
- Display warning for illegal path
- Press OK
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