Cookies help
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a very small file that helps us identify you so we can tailor pages for you.
We set either a session cookie which is deleted when you logoff or exit your browser.
Or a persistent cookie which will last nn days. This is set if you tick the Remember me? checkbox.
You can set nn in Control panel / Update profile and personal preferences. The default is 31 days.
Enabling cookies
For the cookie to work, you may need to tell your browser to accept cookies from www.rebol.org
Here are some notes for enabling session cookies in common browsers. If your browser is not listed, please send us a feedback note saying how to enable cookies for that browser, and we'll update this list.
| Browser | Enabling cookies |
| Internet Explorer | Go to Tools / Internet Options / Security Click the Internet globe and the select Custom Level Enable Allow per-session cookies (not stored) |
| Lynx | O for Options Set Preferences / Cookies to either Accept all or Ask user |
| Mozilla | Go to Edit / Preferences / Privacy and Security / Cookies Select Enable cookies You might want to select Throw away cookies on exit |
| Netscape Navigator | Go to Edit / Preferences / Advanced Select Accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server |
| Opera | Go to File / Preferences / Privacy Click Enable cookies for the originating website only |
The Library cookie
We set a cookie in the format:
name=user-name/id-string
where:
- name= -- is a literal value
- user-name -- is your Library member name
- id-string -- allows us to confirm that this is the cookie we set for you. Without this, someone at another machine could pretend to be you by faking up a cookie
Your current cookie looks like this
none