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I've determined one sole reason why I don't want to use FireFox

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archcommus

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I'm a diehard IE user but I gave FF a shot today. It seemed okay, I didn't like how the squares appear where images are going to load before they load.

But the one reason I can't use it is this: with IE, I can have whatever cookies I want, and then use the program called Window Washer to only save the cookies I want, and get rid of the rest. In FF, you can only remove specific ones or get rid of all of them, NOT only keep specific ones. And Window Washer does not remove FF cookies, only IE.

So how does this apply to anyone else here? Does everyone else just let those other unwanted cookies stay?
 
Cookies can contain ONLY data that you have given the site in the first place (either directly - like your password for a certain website, or incidentally, like your IP address). They can only be accessed by the site that set them in the first place.
 
Originally posted by: TSDible
Have you looked at this extension?


Cookie Culler

Looks like it might do what you want.

Edit:

More information on its features HERE
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Yup. It lets you 'protect' the cookies you want to keep, and then you can "Remove All Cookies", without affecting the ones that you want saved.

Come to our side :evil:




KeyserSoze
 
Originally posted by: notfred
Cookies can contain ONLY data that you have given the site in the first place (either directly - like your password for a certain website, or incidentally, like your IP address). They can only be accessed by the site that set them in the first place.
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Exactly, they aren't programs.
 
Originally posted by: amdfanboy
Originally posted by: notfred
Cookies can contain ONLY data that you have given the site in the first place (either directly - like your password for a certain website, or incidentally, like your IP address). They can only be accessed by the site that set them in the first place.
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Exactly, they aren't programs.
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I thought that IE had a semi-documented ability to allow stored javascript code in cookies as well? (Almost like Moz/FF allows storing javascript as a bookmark link.) Given ActiveX, that javascript could theoretically load an ActiveX control, and cause it to do something. That could potentially be a security breach. Either way, they sure are an annoyance in general though.
 
Cookies are rather safe.

However I disable cookies on all of my browsers. I don't do business with websites whose poorly written shopping cart systems require cookies.
 
Originally posted by: halfadder
Cookies are rather safe.

However I disable cookies on all of my browsers. I don't do business with websites whose poorly written shopping cart systems require cookies.
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:roll: This site requires cookies to post.
 
Wow, what a great extension, thanks!

Omg...it's happening...I'm...I'm...crossing the threshold! I'm leaving IE! I'm using FireFox!

But I'd like to make one thing clear, I am not doing this because of spyware, I never had a problem with it, I'm just tired of IE's stupid history not clearing half the time I want it to.
 
Originally posted by: archcommus
Wow, what a great extension, thanks!

Omg...it's happening...I'm...I'm...crossing the threshold! I'm leaving IE! I'm using FireFox!

But I'd like to make one thing clear, I am not doing this because of spyware, I never had a problem with it, I'm just tired of IE's stupid history not clearing half the time I want it to.
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Mom caught you going to backdoorboys.com again eh?
 
I don't know about firefox, but Mozilla's cookie manager is pretty configurable. I have it set to "allow only session cookies", so once I close the browser, all are gone... but it also lets you set per-site options, so I can allow slashdot, anandtech, newegg, etc to save permanent cookies.
 
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Originally posted by: archcommus
Wow, what a great extension, thanks!

Omg...it's happening...I'm...I'm...crossing the threshold! I'm leaving IE! I'm using FireFox!

But I'd like to make one thing clear, I am not doing this because of spyware, I never had a problem with it, I'm just tired of IE's stupid history not clearing half the time I want it to.
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Mom caught you going to backdoorboys.com again eh?
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Lol no, but it's still annoying, and I like the idea of controlling my history and cookies from within the browser (like it should be).
 
Originally posted by: CTho9305
I don't know about firefox, but Mozilla's cookie manager is pretty configurable. I have it set to "allow only session cookies", so once I close the browser, all are gone... but it also lets you set per-site options, so I can allow slashdot, anandtech, newegg, etc to save permanent cookies.
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Mozilla and FireFox are two different browsers?

 
Try Opera. Visit www.opera.com. I've used both IE, FF, Mozilla, Netscape and Opera... And my absolute favorite is Opera. It's got pretty much everything. And it's fast. Technically proven... They actually ran benchmarks for browsers (yup, lame) and Opera was on top of all the larger browser in all tests. Sorry to say I don't remember the URL, but try a Google search.
 
Originally posted by: archcommus
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Originally posted by: archcommus
Wow, what a great extension, thanks!

Omg...it's happening...I'm...I'm...crossing the threshold! I'm leaving IE! I'm using FireFox!

But I'd like to make one thing clear, I am not doing this because of spyware, I never had a problem with it, I'm just tired of IE's stupid history not clearing half the time I want it to.
Click to expand...

Mom caught you going to backdoorboys.com again eh?
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Lol no, but it's still annoying, and I like the idea of controlling my history and cookies from within the browser (like it should be).
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In Opera, you just go Tools->Delete Private Data, and you get a huge menu of private data types to delete 😀 Examples: "Entire Cache", "Temporary Cookies", "All Cookies", "History of visited pages", "History of typed in pages", "Clear all Wand passwords", "Clear all e-mail account passwords", "Clear bookmark visited time." and many more.

You also have complete control over your cookies by going Tools->Cookies, and you see all the URL's you have visited, the cookies you got there and a variety of actions for each. Delete,edit etc.

The built-in mail client, M2, is also very good. A built-in IRC client if you'd like. It doesn't use resources until you start it, so it doesn't hurt having it there. And of course, Tabbed Browsing. The main reason I don't use IE. I don't like having 60 different windows on my start bar. Pressing ctrl+h also hides the entire browser, leaving nothing but a small icon next to the clock, in lower right corner.
 
If it's the ad-bar in the top right corner you're thinking about, you'll forget it's there after 15 minutes of use. Opera really gives you bang for... nothing! (I've learned a new phrase today.. Bang-for-buck)
 
I can't decide.

FF shows those dumb boxes where images will be before they load, and it takes awhile to load once in awhile, too. I also need plug-ins for cookie handling, auto-page-refreshing, etc.

Opera is faster and has the features listed above built-in, however the ad takes up too much screen real estate.

IE is fine for me except for its poor history and cookie handling.

Hmm...
 
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