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What are Cookies?
A
message given to a Web browser by a Web server.
The browser stores ("remembers") the
message, usually in a text file. The message
is then sent back to the server each time the
browser requests a page from the server.
The
main purpose of cookies is to identify users
and possibly prepare customised 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.