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COOKIES - WHAT ARE THEY?
From Netscape's web site: http://home.netscape.com/newsref/std/cookie_spec.html
Introduction
"Cookies are a general mechanism which server side connections (such as CGI scripts) can use to both store and retrieve information on the client side of the connection. The addition of a simple, persistent, client-side state significantly extends the capabilities of Web-based client/server applications."
Overview
"A server, when returning an HTTP object (web page) to a client (your Web browser), may also send a piece of "state" information which the client will store. Included in that state object is a description of the range URL'sRLs for which that state is valid. Any future HTTP requests made by the client which fall in that range will include a transmittal of the current value of the state object from the client back to the server. The state object is called a cookie, for no compelling reason.
This simple mechanism provides a powerful new tool which enables a host of new types of applications to be written for web-based environments. Shopping applications can now store information about the currently selected items, for fee services can send back registration information and free the client from retyping a user-id on next connection, sites can store per-user preferences on the client, and have the client supply those preferences every time that site is connected to."
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Simply put, a cookie is small text based file written by our Web server to your web browser. In most cases a server is unable to read from or write to a cookie that it did not create (Cookies that are readable by web servers that did not create them are known as "Third-Party Cookies" and we do not use these). If a web site ever `remembers´ information about you, then they probably used a cookie.
Most sites use them to overcome a technology dilemma -- web server's when they serve a page to you, simply respond to a request for a page but they can't differentiate one visitor from another. As you might imagine, that has the potential to create terrible problems in a shopping environment with many people shopping (orders would get mixed up between shoppers).
The bottom line is that cookies when used in conjunction with our "shopping cart" system provide a better web browsing experience for you and ensure that we handle your order correctly. They also allow us to remember you so that when you return to our site, you don't need to register over and over again.
ARE THEY DANGEROUS OR A SECURITY HAZARD?
Absolutely not! In most cases they are there to help and/or assist you. While shopping in our Online Store a unique customer identification is assigned to you, and received by your browser as a cookie. The contents of this cookie is simply a number like 4118. By using this cookie, we can `remember´ your information and provide a unique browsing experience for you.
If you have other concerns regarding cookies please contact . One of the team at Internet Marketing will do their best to address any questions you might have.
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