-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- To: alano@teleport.com, cypherpunks@toad.com Date: Wed Aug 07 10:46:25 1996

At 09:14 AM 8/6/96 -0700, David.K.Merriman.-.webmaster@cygnus.com, wrote:

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I have IE3 configured to ask me for permission to accept a cookie. Yes, some sites send (n!)+1 cookies during a session. If they send too many, I personally move on to another site, after sending them email (!).

If the site sends you *LOTS* of cookies with no expire date, then they have probibly compiled their Apache server with the mod_cookie module. The cookies are only used by the log files and i am willing to bet that most people who have that option compiled in do not even read the logs.

Whatever the conditions/causes for the cookiefest, I make it known to them that the volume of cookies gives me electronic diabetes, and move on. I suspect that there will eventually be enough people that dislike being force-fed cookies and complaining about it that such sites will either fold, or get a klew. Dave - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- PGP Email welcome and encouraged. Visit my web site at http://www.shellback.com/p/merriman for my PGP key and fingerprint "What is the sound of one hand clapping in a forest with no one there to hear it?" - -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 mQCNAi3uZ2MAAAEEALWQtxX77SZSaFls6cVbPp+fZS4MNyKK3ZFYQo0qWyj+0tMq YgRTPRJRaCQixo63RttknogfPp514qdVMZw5iPeOXmD+RxrmTTwlbGqA7QUiG1x5 LG2Zims5zk4U6/rt8hwLh0/8E4lIb9r5d31qc8L1A9Twk/cmN8VrTvyYOzAZAAUR tBg8bWVycmltYW5AYW1hb25saW5lLmNvbT60KURhdmlkIEsuIE1lcnJpbWFuIDxt ZXJyaW1hbkBtZXRyb25ldC5jb20+iQCVAwUQLqwCX5IDOImWiDcFAQHFfwP/Tm5v 3zoijU9oYmAO1WVsw4+HamN0HdBKkDxPtuGeCmxNuiDPsucVjqctMfbh1WzCfNEb NfZdg3YVdDNgsQqlu4k8XznrbQSoQm3t5ySQNKvQx0KisJnee0caVpEgQ4bwSfuv 81TG08lJt4A0fIpXSllMnRkXenvXIBmgJTUklaiJAJUDBRAupxG0qWOYkEirxV0B AUUJBACJ0FYXTlR9ncd0tNnYGOGSLO1scgt8IxUDMyQ2htEsfSNxD6jg303LuAA/ Zset5p0JhACLLHbgtZlpYH4uQbjy9Ve9JrVm/6SysSnX1TfSNF5NoMcxGDYgNDRL tP/5jKRZ/hzH8vjHSWXnnN9Pb1MdYdWql4DjDQ+dIEm5sywbqIkAlQIFEC3uaE3F a078mDswGQEBbI8D/0FiwDcbfeNyDVJ+7EIWHjIxVkIGu+ArYUEllR3GSBHVZ9Vh 7n8bNXeNHMnG5cZ23TLMVvweyhxFS+cDi+I7omeDNr6x65z500LxfUvLK5bSuSiB VkTp2z+/iojY/662JwKHzEEunuJ4CO8Yhxy11CdeszEX7DpXzRxLL92rEmO2 =QZRc - -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMggDg8VrTvyYOzAZAQE6cQP+JE18wLLTHDsmId+zFHh3Q5x7wA2oyS3/ 7FWxE5zWGipUxNT/tlRF/jdinMoLkg27Q7iQ1uoI4TDa5VE9pV6uGilCHN2naM0y A9Tvebxr/pHUj+hr0jYUCWzY6VQ2+q5icG11DHm3/iXhAF1SJHJJj2xi9zx4PRCv zINv8AXkFmg= =ps5w -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----