[TCCUG Helpline] Cookies

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----- Original Message -----
From: <rmoussou@bellsouth.net>
To: <helpline@tccug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 1:49 PM
Subject: [TCCUG Helpline] Cookies


> When I go into MY COMPUTER, LOCAL DISK,DOCUMENTS & SETTINGS & open the
COOKIES FOLDER its just has row after row of COOKIE ICONS !!!! Are these
bad? Can I remove them?
> Do they slow down my computer? Please help. It looks like my COOKIE JAR is
full. What are COOKIES ???
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>                             Bob Moussou
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