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A message from a WEB SERVER computer, sent to and stored by your browser on your computer. When your computer consults the originating server computer, the cookie is sent back to the server, allowing it to respond to you according to the cookie's contents. The main use for cookies is to provide customized Web pages according to a profile of your interests. When you log onto a "customize" type of invitation on a Web page and fill in your name and other information, this may result in a cookie on your computer which that Web page will access to appear to "know" you and provide what you want. If you fill out these forms, you may also receive e-mail and other solicitation independent of cookies.
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Health Highlights: Sept. 29, 2008
Published September 30, 2008, 12:30 pm, MedicineNet.com
Title: Health Highlights: Sept. 29, 2008 Category: Health News Created: 9/30/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/30/2008
Stuff for parents and kids
Published September 30, 2008, 10:37 am, Old Colony Memorial & Plymouth Bulletin
See what's happening in the area for for parents and kids.
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Published September 30, 2008, 9:06 am, Tiscali
We are committed to protecting your right to privacy. Any information you provide to us will be held on computers that are based in the UK. We collect information about our users in order to help continually improve the Tiscali Internet Access and Portal Services and the Tiscali TV Services.
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Published September 30, 2008, 9:06 am, Tiscali
A cookie is a text-only string of information that a website transfers to the cookie file of the browser on your computer's hard disk so that the website can remember who you are.
Travel almanac: Top 10 fall international destinations
Published September 30, 2008, 8:48 am, The Salt Lake Tribune
Travel Reading France: A Traveler's Literary Companion 256-page paperback, $14.95, Whereabouts Press Most guidebooks give basic information on where to stay and eat and what to do with a smattering of history. This book, part of a series of Traveler's Literary Companions, is different.
News in brief
Published September 30, 2008, 8:24 am, Onalaska Community Life
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
Prominent Web Sites Found to Have Serious Coding Flaw
Published September 30, 2008, 7:41 am, PC World
Two Princeton University academics have found a type of coding flaw on several prominent Web sites that could jeopardize...
Prominent Web sites found to have serious coding flaw
Published September 30, 2008, 6:50 am, IT World
Two Princeton University academics have found a type of coding flaw on several prominent Web sites that could jeopardize personal data and in one alarming case, drain a bank account.
Prominent Web sites have serious coding flaw
Published September 30, 2008, 6:45 am, InfoWorld
Two Princeton University academics have found a type of coding flaw on several prominent Web sites that could jeopardize personal data and in one alarming case, drain a bank account. The type of flaw, called CSRF (cross-site request forgery), allows an attacker to perform actions on a Web site on behalf of a victim who is already logged into the site. [ Learn how to secure your systems ...
MacScan: Anti-Spyware Software for OS X
Published September 30, 2008, 5:06 am, CIOL
LAS VEGAS, USA: SecureMac recently released MacScan 2.6, the latest version of anti-spyware for Mac program. This new version of MacScan enhances protection against the latest threats to Mac OS X , including support for the Firefox 3 web browser with targeted built-in cookie scanning and web file cleaning.
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Tue Sep 30
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- Robin's Cookie Exchange, Planning a Christmas Cookie Party
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- Klaus Hartl - Stilbüro : Cookie Plugin for jQuery
- Cookies + Redirects == Nightmares: Browser's don't send cookies on redirects UNLESS the redirect response itself set the cookie. AND the redirected request would only include the cookie if I set the path to the domain root ("/" ).
- The Measuring Cup: Falling into Autumn: It is raining today and as I am sitting cutting out a bunch of paper leaves to decorate at work I decided to post another comfort recipe of mine. They are often made closer to ?the unmentioned Chr... word? but I would love to have them any time!
- Coding Horror: Protecting Your Cookies: HttpOnly
- Detecting AdDynamix Tracking Cookie
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