Delete all Cookies?

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What is the worst-case scenario of deleting all cookies accumulated by IE6?
As long as I have info for logging onto valid Websites (banking, Amazon,
PayPal, etc.), am I likely to bring grief by simply deleting everything and
letting IE start over?
 
Jim Wood said:
What is the worst-case scenario of deleting all cookies accumulated by IE6?
As long as I have info for logging onto valid Websites (banking, Amazon,
PayPal, etc.), am I likely to bring grief by simply deleting everything and
letting IE start over?
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None, really - you'd have to accept the cookies from your trusted sites again.
See the following KB Articles;
Description of Cookies
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260971/EN-US/
How to Manage Cookies in Internet Explorer 6
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;283185

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What is the worst-case scenario of deleting all cookies accumulated by IE6?
As long as I have info for logging onto valid Websites (banking, Amazon,
PayPal, etc.), am I likely to bring grief by simply deleting everything and
letting IE start over?
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worst case is that websites you visit won't 'know' you and you may
have to login again. i keep the number of cookies down by rejecting
1st and 3rd party cookies but allowing session cookies. on sites
where i want to be 'remembered' i add to my trusted list.

73,
rich, n9dko
 
Hi,
You may lose automatic logon or personalized settings (such as rear/unread
messages on message boards) on some sites. That's all.

Don
[MS MVP- IE]
 
Many thanks for the info. I'm going to delete them all and start over.
There are so, so many.
 
You're welcome. Now, WTFRUTAB?

| Many thanks for the info. I'm going to delete them all and start over.
| There are so, so many.
 
Tom [Pepper] Willett said:
You're welcome. Now, WTFRUTAB?
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