hello,

i find that few sites require cookies, so it is not a default.   in the
version of lynx i use one can not have always accept cookies or by domain
name, it is either on or off.   if on, it nags one for all pages it uses.
rfb can easily turn them off at their end.

"Nothing needs so reforming as other people's habits." -- Mark Twain

On Sat, 3 Jun 2000, Rick Lewis wrote:

> Hope I haven't duplicated dozens of messages, Dan, but in lynnx, you can
> accept cookies from one domain and not others, if that's a major concern
> to you.
> But frankly, although I don't like the principle or even the existence of
> cookies, there are many sites which require their use, and I'd bet it's
> the default for most web design programs.
> They're even utilized on sites where they seemingly serve no useful
> purpose.
> I respect and agree with your preference, but I think we lost this cookie
> battle long ago, and being a holdout only results in less enjoyable
> internet use.
> As for supplying companies with my name, they problably have it anyway!
> Concerning lynx, by the way, (assuming you're using a shell), the cookies
> are stored on the Unix machine of your provider.
> --Rick Lewis
>
>


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