Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 10:53:06 -0500 From: Wayne Glowka Subject: Re: "cookies" >"Cookies" are files that are downloaded to your hard drive when you >connect to certain Web sites. These files contain your computer >information that the Web site has recorded. When you return to a site >that has loaded a "cookie" on your machine, the site can use your >"cookie" information for various and sundry site documentation purposes. > >Internet Explorer has a folder called "Cookies". You can remove them if >it bothers you. > >Jessie It seems to me that a better choice of terms would be "ticks" or "fleas" or even "stickers." Thanks for the information. Wayne Glowka