Can I change cookie information?

Jens T | 05:03 Wed 17th Apr 2002 | How it Works

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If cookies are just small text files, can I change the information in them? Just to have a little fun with the site that deposited it there (but not Answerbank, of course).

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In theory, yes. Provided you understood the format and nature of the information contained therein. Chances are you would end up with a cookie containing gibberish and it would be replaced the next time you visited that website.

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I don't know anything about cookies and how they work (I can barely keep my user-friendly PC running), but it's nice to know the possibility exists. There are a few sites I know of that deserve some misinformation. Thanks for the answer rekstout.

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