[plug] Cookies

[Bret Busby]

Christian wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 12:35:49PM +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
> 
> > Okay then. I assume that your advice is to assume that any risk with
> > cookies in the particular circumstance, is negligible, and, that I
> > should go ahead and allow them, for that website, anyway.
> 
> It's *probably* negligible.  No one can say without studying their
> system.

That was a concern, that I believe that I raised; not knowing how it
operates at their end. I assume, from what you have said, that I should
accept the risk.

> 
> > Can anyone tell me, with Netscape 4.61 running on Red Hat Linux 6.2,
> > what file, and, what path, is the cookie file likely to be?
> 
> Same for all versions: ~/.netscape/cookies

Had a look; couln't find it.

Did wehereis cookies - no path.
Did whereis cookie - no path
Did whereis cook* - no path
Did whereis .netscape - no path
Each of those as both a user, and, as root.
Did whereis netscape, returned /usr/bin/netscape (executable), and
/usr/lib/netscape.
Did ls -al on the latter; did not see either .netscape, or, cookies.

Tried to access the website, with cookies set on, with warnings;
"We are currently experiencing technical difficulties.
 We hope to have a2k available shortly."

Aargh!

I thought that, if cookie file did not exist, visiting site with
cookies, may cause creation of file. Should cookie file already exist,
if no cookies accepted since OS installation, and since Netscape
installation? Netscape was installed after OS installation, to upgrade
from 4.74 (destructively malfunctional) to 4.61 (apparently mostly
functional).


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Bret Busby

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