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Cookies can
be used to provide you with tailored information from a Web site. A
cookie is an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser,
which may then store it on your system. Some IBM pages use cookies so
that we can better serve you when you return to our site. You can set
your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the
chance to decide whether to accept it. Here is how to set your cookie
preferences:
- Netscape Navigator 4
In the Edit menu, select Preferences. In the Preferences dialog
box, in the left hand side menu, click on "Advanced" and
4 options concerning cookies will appear on the lower right.
Choose Help for further details. You can find more information
about cookies and Netscape on the Netscape Web site.
- Netscape Navigator 6
Netscape allows you to set 3 options for cookies: disable all
cookies; enable cookies for the originating web site only; enable
all cookies. You can also set Netscape to "warn you before a
cookie is stored" on your computer. To get to these options:
in the Edit menu, select Preferences; In Preferences, click the
down arrow for "Privacy and Security", then then click
on cookies. You can find more information about cookies and
Netscape on the Netscape Web site.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5
MSIE allows you to set options for each of four security zones:
Internet; Local Intranet; Trusted Sites; Untrusted Sites. For each
of these zones, you can choose whether to accept, reject, or be
prompted for all persistent cookies, and all session cookies. To
get to the option screen, choose "Tools/Internet
Options", then select the Security tab. Then, for each of the
zones, choose "Custom Level", and scroll down in the
options screen to "Cookies".
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
MSIE 6 allows you to set options for each of six privacy cookie
settings: Block all Cookies; High; Medium high; Medium; Low;
Accept all Cookies. For each of these settings, you can choose
whether to accept, reject, or be prompted for all first and third
party cookies, and to allow or not allow all session cookies. To
set your cookie options, choose "Tools/Internet
Options", and select the Privacy tab. Then, move the bar to
one of the six cookie settings. Next, select the Advanced button,
and click the Override Automatic Cookie Handling, and indicate the
appropriate options.
- Other browsers
Contact the manufacturer of the browser for information.
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