what are internet cookies?

[ChnkyLao]

what are internet cookies? should i delete them?

can someone please explain them to me? before i do something to screw up my computer.

[MachNU]

Go to internet options then then go to Settings on the general tab, then go to veiw files go select all then delete, your cookies are gone! your compute rwill run somewhat faster but you need to do this about once a week to clear all the cookies!

[Spyder]

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/c/cookie.html

A message given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the message in a text file. The message is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

Also see session cookie and persistent cookie.

The main purpose of cookies is to identify users and possibly prepare customized Web pages for them. When you enter a Web site using cookies, you may be asked to fill out a form providing such information as your name and interests. This information is packaged into a cookie and sent to your Web browser which stores it for later use. The next time you go to the same Web site, your browser will send the cookie to the Web server. The server can use this information to present you with custom Web pages. So, for example, instead of seeing just a generic welcome page you might see a welcome page with your name on it.

The name cookie derives from UNIX objects called magic cookies. These are tokens that are attached to a user or program and change depending on the areas entered by the user or program.

[ChnkyLao]

^^thanks i did a spyware check and it said i had 600 hundred something cookies and was woundering if that was bad

[ChnkyLao]

wat about the "delete files" button wat does that do? because i clicked it by accident

[MachNU]

It delete all Offline Temp Files, the ones that your computer itself stores, the thing i told you to do isthe one your internet stores! It wont hurt your computer doing both, i do it all the time to keep my internet running smoothly!