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Thread ID: 47165 2004-07-18 00:35:00 Good or Bad Cookies heaton (3697) Press F1
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253152 2004-07-18 00:35:00 Using Windows XP home edition I have downloaded Mozilla for a trial. I have configured the privacy preferences to ask me whether I will accept cookies.
When on F1 I get asked if I will accept a cookie and I have said ok.
Then I get asked if I will accept a cookie from " ad.doubleclick.net ". And another from "nz.imrworldwide.com "
Is there any way I can find out who and why these people want to put cookies on to my system before I accept or deny them ?
Maybe I am a bit paranoid about unknown people wanting to put cookies on my system and maybe some of them are designed to swamp me with unwanted adverts etc.
heaton (3697)
253153 2004-07-18 00:47:00 try
tools...options.....cookies......enable cookies........ for the current session only

To me, this means that cookies from the current session are deleted when Mozilla is closed.
Also make sure you have patched Mozilla very easy and quick. Do a search of pf1. I think it was one of Jen C 's threads. (BTW thanks Jen).
beama (111)
253154 2004-07-18 01:47:00 I set cookies for the Originating web site only and disable cookies for mail and newsgroups.
>ad.doubleclick.net
Is an advertising site which I have barred by using the hosts file
mikebartnz (21)
253155 2004-07-18 02:35:00 In Mozilla you should be able to select the setting for "Enable cookies for the originating website only" or some such setting. That will reduce the numbers a bit and you can then not worry so much about the others.

> Maybe I am a bit paranoid about unknown people
> wanting to put cookies on my system and maybe some of
> them are designed to swamp me with unwanted adverts
> etc.

They can try but you wont get to see them in Mozilla. ;-)
Fire-and-Ice (3910)
253156 2004-07-18 04:33:00 > I set cookies for the Originating web site only and
> disable cookies for mail and newsgroups.
> > ad.doubleclick.net
> Is an advertising site which I have barred by using
> the hosts file


Ok I understand how to configure cookies for the site I am on, but how do I tell what the cookies are for. For instance how did you know that ad.doublclick net is an advertising site and why is it popping up in F1's website ?
I think that if some outfit wants to put something on your computer they should at least identify what they are trying to do. Otherwise they are the same as hackers to me. Would you let someone into your home without suitable ID ?
heaton (3697)
253157 2004-07-18 04:55:00 Also being paranoid I regard most cookies with great suspicion, and only keep those for regular sites I visit or subscribe to so that my details are remembered, such PF1, Live365 and a few others others.
I have yet to find out what the purpose of "session" cookies are, at first sight they seem pointless if they are removed when the site is exited.

PF1 uses doubleclick for advertising. there are dozens of doubleclick sites around the world, el tougho, they all get the boot from my hosts file.

Im afraid I cant be bothered to try and distinguish 'benign' doubleclick advertising from annoying intrusive doubleclick advertising.

Here are two sites that tell you about hosts files and have pre-compiled ones for download:

www.everythingisnt.com

accs-net.com
Terry Porritt (14)
253158 2004-07-18 21:01:00 > > ad.doubleclick.net
> Is an advertising site
So is nz.imrworldwide.com
> which I have barred by using
> the hosts file
Ditto
Greg S (201)
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