IE and C:\Documents and Settings\%Username%\Cookies

[Eric]

Hello,

I'm trying to debug a problem that some users of our web app see that
goes away when they clear their cookies.

I've gotten a copy of their cookie for our app and have renamed it
from them@testsite[1].txt to me@testsite[1].txt. However, when I
navigate to testsite, I see it create a me@testsite[3].txt. What are
the rules as far as what gets written to the C:\Documents and Settings\
%Username%\Cookies?

When does it increment the counter that's inside the []? Are there
any articles that explain in depth how IE works with cookies?

I can find stuff on how to read write cookies from within asp, etc. I
don't really need any more information on this. I need to figure out
out how the actual files work on the PC, in particular with IE6.

Thanks,
Eric

 

[Jon Kennedy]

See if these articles from MSDN are helpful:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537322.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/security/privacy/overview/privacyie6.asp
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa385326.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/persistence/overview.asp

More information on IE and cookies here:

How to Manage Cookies in Internet Explorer 6
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283185

Neat tool to read cookie data:
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptcookie.asp