What can you tell from reading a Cookie file ?

[Easto]

I was just wondering if there was any "standard" as to how they were written adn what you could tell from them.

[drdoug99]

not really a standard, but if you'll look in your cookies folder, you'll find most cookies are just from websites and message boards like SG....it stores your login/password information in a little .txt file.

other websites cookies could be more information, or for malicious purposes....it's all up to the website as how they want to use the cookies.

[drdoug99]

also, you can't tell anything from a cookie file...as all of my cookies anyway, were encrypted, and I dont have the de-crypter for it.

[Dakota]

To read the cookie from any site you are on, add a favorite in IE and make this the URL: javascript:if(document.cookie.length<1){alert('No%20cookie%20for%20this%20site.')}else{alert('Cookie%20for%20this%20site:'+document.cooki e)}

Then you just click on that 'favorite' and it'll read the cookie for the site you're logged onto.

[Easto]

Thanks SD, I'll give it a try.

[Easto]

SD: I need a little help here. I tried adding it to my favorites and its telling me there are invalid characters in the name.

If you would please explain a little more in detail... thanks.