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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: KingSparta on February 15, 2006, 11:25:04 am

Title: Cookies & Podcasts
Post by: KingSparta on February 15, 2006, 11:25:04 am

When MC starts.

Two of the podcast sites request to save Cookies to a users drive

Like www.nature.com and BBC not sure why this is and what the cookies are for but i really don't think it should be allowed unless the user wants the podcast sites to save a cookie.

Title: Re: Cookies & Podcasts
Post by: alanl on February 15, 2006, 04:32:57 pm

Strange.  I subscribe to three BBC podcasts and have never been asked to allow a cookie.  Maybe my firewall isn't as tied down as it should be, and the cookies are just being set anyway?

Alan

Title: Re: Cookies & Podcasts
Post by: JimH on February 15, 2006, 06:19:17 pm

Handling of cookies can be set in your browser.  I have mine set to ask.

Title: Re: Cookies & Podcasts
Post by: KingSparta on February 15, 2006, 06:30:05 pm

Quote from: JimH on February 15, 2006, 06:19:17 pm

Handling of cookies can be set in your browser.  I have mine set to ask.

actually that's how i found it.

alanl

Most users who use the Microsoft default settings never see it.

Microsoft may change that since they are in what seems to be a security panic mode.

Windows Defender Beta 2 - (Name Changed From Microsoft Anti-Spy) was released the other day. and windows Onecare has been out for a bit longer.