Cookies are small text files a Web site can use (thousands of sites are
currently using them) to recognize a repeat visitor to its site.
Cookies are not programs that come onto a user's system and damage
files.
Advertisers use this cookie to track ad exposure.
In other words, to assure a user is not bombarded with the same ad over
and over again.
Accepting/Declining Cookies
To eliminate cookies you may have currently accepted, and to deny cookies in the future, follow this procedure:
If you are using Netscape Navigator 3.0, go to the Options Menu, to Network Preferences and then to Protocols. Check the box that says "Show an alert before accepting a cookie." Then go into your Netscape folder (usually c:\program files\netspace\navigator) and delete the file which is called "cookies.txt." Under Windows 95, you could also use the Find feature on the start menu to simply find the file called Cookies.txt.
In Internet Explorer 3.0, go to the View menu, then to Options, then to Advanced. Check the box that says "Warn before accepting cookies." Then go into your cookies directory (usually c:\windows\cookies) and delete all the files you have there. Once you delete these files, you will have no more cookies, and you will be prompted each time a Web site attempts to send a cookie to your system. At that time, you can choose to either Accept or Cancel the cookie.
