Re: Who"s sending the cookies?

From: winged (winged_at_nofollow.com)
Date: 04/12/05 

Date: 12 Apr 2005 00:48:05 EDT

marianelabama@bellsouth.net wrote:
> Whoa...While the philosophical discussion is...uh..riveting...let's
> get back on target..my original question was...who...aside from the
> marketing company is responsible for the cookie (be it good, bad,
> evil, or double-double chocolate chip) or spyware for that matter...
>
> Yes, Doubleclick or some Spyware product may be directly responsible
> but who's putting them up to it? Or could it be a friend, relative,
> lover, cat, or the lizard who has taken up residence on my front
> porch? How can I find out?
>
One method to detect the who can be resolved fairly easy by looking at
the http logs and look at the file creation times. The how can be more
difficult. The cookie could be stored as a legitimate mechanism or it
can be set via activeX controls (like AvenueA), flash or even quicktime.
  Tracking down the specific mechanism can be problematic but usually
can be determined if one is persistent. Session cookies don't bother
me, they go poof when I close my browser. Persistent cookies I
eliminate with vengeance, usually prohibiting the site from any future
communication.

winged

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