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Re: Picky, Picky Web Posting
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lugnet.admin.general
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Mon, 25 Jan 1999 00:00:02 GMT
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cjc@newsguy.+Spamless+com
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John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@msn.com> wrote:
> > Don't you have your info stored in a cookie?
> > --Todd
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> No, I've always used a news reader to post, but when I finally noticed the
> web posting I wanted to try it out just so I'd know how if I was at a
> computer without a news reader. Since I signed up for lugnet at my work
> computer, my home computer doesn't have any of the cookies.
I don't pay much attention to cookies, but it was my understanding
that they are stored locally, on the user's machine.
If so, couldn't somebody whip up a simple little "cookie jar" program
to help people transport cookies from their work machines to their
home machines? I know I find myself in John's position all the time,
with one machine remembering my stuff and the other not.
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| Also sprach Mike Stanley: : If so, couldn't somebody whip up a simple little "cookie jar" program : to help people transport cookies from their work machines to their : home machines? I know I find myself in John's position all the time, : with one (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
| | | Re: Picky, Picky Web Posting
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| (...) What you need is a little program called notepad. Or heck, vi or emacs. (vi/emacs religious debates follow-ups go to off-topic.debate..) copy the file cookies.txt (assuming netscape, here) from your netscape dirtectory to a floppie. take home. (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| Todd Lehman wrote in message <36ab3979.159058261@...et.com>... (...) name, (...) No, I've always used a news reader to post, but when I finally noticed the web posting I wanted to try it out just so I'd know how if I was at a computer without a (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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