Cookies, hard to swallow.

[xyzzyplugh]

How can a cookie be so powerful when it's only 2k What does it do? Exactly?

[j2buttonsw]

Although a cookie is only small, it does contain a lot of information. If you are worried about them just disable collecting them in IE properties: although it may restrict you to which web sites you view. They are text files stored on your local computer that web sites use to keep track of info their site requires for a better explanation: http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/cookies/ Sorry if I was too literal.

[WendyW]

You can always do what I do ... which is go through the Cookies once a week and delete all the ones I have picked up from various sites.

[xyzzyplugh]

I don't have a problem with cookies per se. Except for DOUBLECLICK, VALUECLICK, and MGR.UGO (whatever thgat is?). Others, such as adviva and mediaplex are controllable. I'm more curious about if they steal bandwidth, ram etc and what there instructions are, exactly.

[j2buttonsw]

2k files will not throttle your bandwidth nor hog up much memory. You can view them as simple text and if you see CID (Computer IDentifier) or UID (Unique IDentifier) or GUID (Global Unique IDentifier) they are just numbers created for you (CID/UID) or hardcoded into your machine (GUID) to IDentify your machine from others browsing their web site.