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Bite That Cookie (Part 2)Title: Bite That Cookie (Part 2)Author: Doran Roggio Author contact: lighthouse@dr.com Publishing Guidelines:Publish freely with bylines in tact. Please send copy of publication or URL where article appears. Comments: This is the Second part of the article on computer cookies. This section deals with the two .dat files which remain in the cookie folder when deleting cookies. Article: Bite That Cookie - Part 2 ...by Doran Roggio You will recall in the first part of this article I told you what purpose cookies served. They have some benefit to you when surfing the Internet by saving time and effort since you do not have to repeatedly supply the same data to revisited sites. I advised that you should delete your cookies regularly so that deceptive entities could not secretly use these cookies to track your surfing habits and personal data. Remember, no one can track data that you do not enter. With all my research I could not come up with any concrete facts as to the function of the two data files, Mm2048.dat and Mm256.dat. Nor could I find any reason that Windows prevents the permanent deletion of these two files. These files are not cookies in themselves, but, oddly, seem to be part of the browser cache. It appears that these files are updated when a cookie is added to the cookies directory. For the most part, as mentioned in the earlier article, there is no real reason for concern. However, for those who do not like their privacy invaded, there are some choices I managed to find. Both of these suggestions and more can be found at http:www.cookiecentral.com. At cookie central I found excellent information that was educational and thought provoking. I recommended you visit the site if you are curious about cookies and the role they play between the Internet sites, advertisers and you. # 1 suggestion This is only for advanced computer users. You can delete the .dat files before Windows loads by setting a command to delete them in your AUTOEXE.BAT file: del c:\windows\cookies\*.txt(which deletes the cookies) and del c:\windows\cookies\*.dat (which kills the .dat files) Windows then makes new, empty copies of the 2 .dat files as it loads." ======================= # 2 suggestion Netscape Users: Change your cookies .txt file from an archive file to a read-only file. Use Windows Explorer to locate the cookies .txt file in Netscape. Right-click the Netscape cookies .txt file, click on Properties. In the box that comes up uncheck 'archive' and place a check mark in the box that says 'read-only'. Click ok and close the box. Cookies are held in RAM so you will be able use shopping carts and perform your usual activities on your favorite sites. Web sites will respond as though you are receiving their cookies since the cookie .txt file still exists. However no cookies will be stored on your hard drive. Do not disable the cookie file if you use payment wallets or cookie-based passwords. Neither of these suggestions should be attempted by the novice computer user. Be sure to check out Cookie Central mentioned earlier on. I found it very interesting and am sure you will as well. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-= Doran Roggio is a writer and an Internet Marketer. Visit her web page for computer tips, Freeware/Shareware, Free ebooks, Free IT tutorials, marketing tips, resources, and business opportunities. http://www.dolosa.com
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