Cookies are a message given to a web browser by a web server.  
The browser stores the message in a text file called cookies.  
The message is then sent back to the server each time the 
browser requests a page from the server.

The main purpose of cookies is to identify users and prepare 
customized web pages for them.  This information is packaged 
into a cookie and sent to your web browser which stores it 
for later use.  The next time you go to the same web site, 
your browser will send the cookie to the web server.  The 
server can use this information to present you with custom 
web pages.  So, for example, this web site uses cookies to 
generate your personal desktop and classrooms.

To accept cookies in Netscape 4.5 or higher:
	go to the Edit drop-down menu and select preferences,
	in the advanced category, select: Accept Cookies.
	
To accept cookies in Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher:
	go to the Tools drop-down menu and select Internet Options,
	in the Security tab, under Custom Level, under Cookies,
	select enable.