However, if you should want to see what information is being collected on your behalf, the file or files are located on the same computer as the browser you use, and possibly in the same directory, though their location can vary with different browsers. Microsoft Internet Explorer stores cookies in a directory inside the user's local profile directory. Netscape append new cookies to a single file called cookies.txt. It is possible to transfer cookies from one browser to another. For example Netscape 4 provides options of accepting all cookies, accepting none, or accepting only cookies which are sent back to the originating server.
Similar options are available in other browsers.
See illustration . The option Accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server effectively excludes cookies to be sent to third party servers - such as those which provide banner advertising on popular sites, e.g. Doubleclick. Since the data is stored on the client computer, a user can always delete or corrupt the relevant files if they do not wish to keep the cookies. Scripts are written using CGI or Javascript. Examples Common uses of cookies include tracking which pages are visited by a user at a particular site over multiple visits, storing information such as name and password, or, at a site consisting of a sequence of ordered pages such as a training course to remember where the user reached on their last access.