
An Introduction to Cookies
http://www.stc.org/ConfProceed/2003/PDFs/STC50-057.pdf
Nelson, Mark Evan
STC Proceedings
2003
Abstract:
Put simply, cookies are 'caller ID for the 'Net.' They store small pieces of text in your browser and can only be retrieved by the site that stored them in the first place. Although many sites use cookies only for user identification, others developing CD or standalone help and courseware recognize the cookie's ability to imitate server behavior by generating dynamic HTML content.