OT: Cookies handling in various browsers - IE best!

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Dr Teeth

Do browsers handle cookies differently?

The subject says it all.

The cookies are still present (and correct AFAIKT vis-a-vis the expiry
dates), for my online banking for example. However, when I try to
login after about a 1-2 weeks' gap, it is as if I am a new customer
and have to enter all my 'new customer' info again.

This does not happen in IE, I can always login to my bank no matter
how long between tries. With FF I must do it at least weekly. Web
based mail services are similarly affected.


This only happens if logins are a (variable) time apart. For my bank
it's between 1-2 weeks.


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Browsers handle cookies based upon the settings you use, including Firefox.
I have no problem with FF and cookies.
 
Dr said:
Do browsers handle cookies differently?

The subject says it all.

The cookies are still present (and correct AFAIKT vis-a-vis the expiry
dates), for my online banking for example. However, when I try to
login after about a 1-2 weeks' gap, it is as if I am a new customer
and have to enter all my 'new customer' info again.

This does not happen in IE, I can always login to my bank no matter
how long between tries. With FF I must do it at least weekly. Web
based mail services are similarly affected.


This only happens if logins are a (variable) time apart. For my bank
it's between 1-2 weeks.
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Each cookie has an expiry date. Who knows whether IE honours it?
 
Do browsers handle cookies differently?

The subject says it all.

The cookies are still present (and correct AFAIKT vis-a-vis the expiry
dates), for my online banking for example. However, when I try to
login after about a 1-2 weeks' gap, it is as if I am a new customer
and have to enter all my 'new customer' info again.

This does not happen in IE, I can always login to my bank no matter
how long between tries. With FF I must do it at least weekly. Web
based mail services are similarly affected.


This only happens if logins are a (variable) time apart. For my bank
it's between 1-2 weeks.
Click to expand...

in one of my profiles, i have "permanent" cookies. but i don't know if those permanent
cookies are necessary. cookies are usually necessary to maintain logon status on bulletin
boards. i can't recall any other purpose from user's point of view.

but i've never had trouble with cookies doing as i want in any browser (seamonkey, opera,
etc)

doing any finance online is risky, since (judging from too-frequent news stories) the
financial services have enough security problems *without* online complications.
 
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