FYI. I accept cookies from trusted sites when they expire in "this session," and the ones that perform the task that cookies were originally designed to perform. Sometimes I delete those too, and start over. Some Cookie eaters:
http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/ijb.html#top_of_page
The Internet Junkbuster free software that everyone is welcome to download, install and distribute (according to the GPL). It uses very little disk space and is so fast that it's practically unnoticable. If ads are blocked, it typically speeds up surfing.
1. The current release, Internet Junkbuster 2.0.2, works as a proxy that stands between your browser and the Internet, checking every HTTP request for each resource (including graphics) against a blockfile of URLs before sending it over the Internet. (It can also be configured as a plain old non-caching, non-blocking proxy.)
2. The Internet Junkbuster can be used with almost any web browser. It's very small, but it's not a plug-in.
3. The code compiles on a very wide range of computing environments. A binary (.exe) for Windows 95/NT is included.
4. The C source code and documentation are available for free download as a zip or tar file for you to use as long as you wish under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It comes with no warranty.
5. If you are running a Mac operating system, ask your ISP or systems administrator at work to set it up on one of their servers or consider alternatives such as interMute, WebFree or Muffin.
6. If you notice an ad or anything you don't want getting through, you simply add a pattern covering it to your blockfile. The Internet Junkbuster can also be used to block whole sites, such as those disapproved for children.
7. The Internet Junkbuster stops almost all cookies, except from sites you tell it are allowed to set cookies. It also helps prevent the disclosure of other details that surfers often want kept private, such as information about the page clicked on, and their computer's software and hardware configuration. These features can be optionally disabled or altered.
8. For more information see our comprehensive page of Frequently-Asked Questions the more technical manual, or the page of distribution information, which explains the versions and platforms available.
9. The mission of Junkbusters is to free the world from junk communications. If you find that the Internet Junkbuster improves the quality of your life online, please tell others about it and help them install it. We also hope you'll examine our free services that help you bust the other kinds of junk out of your life.
For Macintosh users, from VersionTracker:
http://www.artclip.ch/software/
CookieCruncher
Current Version: 1.1 (03/23/01)
Download: CookieCruncherV11.sit (PowerPC, 542k)
CookieCruncherV11_68k.sit (68k, 485k)
Known Bugs: None
System Requirements: MacOS 7.5.1 or later
What's New in this version: Check our separate 'What's New?' page for more details.
- Does now automatically recognize Netscape Profiles
- Implemented 'Run & Quit' preference
- Implemented 'Save a Copy as...'
- 'Drag & Drop' and 'Copy & Paste' support
- Added 'Revert' command
- New, more compact layout
- Support for Netscape 6
- Lowered System Requirements to MacOS 7.5.1
- Import cookie settings from MacWasher
- And many bug fixes and improvements
For a list of all improvements and bug fixes check the 'version history' page.
Description:
"CookieCruncher" gives you full control over the "MagicCookie" file where Netscape stores cookie data. "CookieCruncher" is Freeware. I am not taking any responsibility for damaging anything on your system while using CookieCruncher. See the "Legal Info" section below.
Frequently Asked Questions:
For answers to what you always wanted to know about CookieCruncher check our FAQ page.
Features:
- Automatically scan your "MagicCookie" file after your Mac was started up.
- Automatically quit if no new/unknown cookies were added.
- Delete individual Cookies.
- Delete all Cookies from one site.
- Keep individual Cookies.
- Keep all Cookies from one site.
- Inspect the details of a cookie (domain, variable, value, expiration date etc.)
- Change the value of a cookie.
- Handle more than one "MagicCookie" file at a time.
- "Drag & Drop" cookies between cookie files and to the desktop.
- Import settings from other applications (e.g. iCab).
