Cookie Panel  
 

The Cookie Panel appears whenever a web site presents OmniWeb with a cookie, and allows you to choose whether to accept or reject it. Your choice can be preserved, and changed later in Cookie Preferences. If you're not familiar with web cookies, you may want to read About Cookies before proceeding.

If you click Accept, OmniWeb will keep the cookie and return it to the server when asked. When you quit OmniWeb, the cookie will be saved (unless it has expired) so that it remains usable the next time you run it.

If you click Reject, OmniWeb discards the cookie immediately.

If you click Accept but don't save, OmniWeb will keep the cookie and return it to the server when asked. However, the cookie won't be saved when you quit OmniWeb, so the next time you run it you'll have a clean slate.

Above the three buttons is a set of "radio buttons" which limit the scope of the decision you make by clicking one of the Accept/Reject buttons:

  • just this cookie - Your choice only applies to the cookie OmniWeb is asking you about at the moment. The Cookie Panel will appear again if OmniWeb is presented with another cookie from the same site, or if the cookie expires or is rejected and is later presented again.
  • all cookies from this site - Your choice applies to all cookies from the same site. The Cookie Panel will only appear again if a different site presents it with a cookie. (Note that the definition of a web site as pertains to cookies is rather narrow -- it may seem that you're being asked multiple times about what appears to be the same web site even if you choose this option.)
  • all cookies - Your choice will become the default action for all cookies, and you'll never see the Cookie Panel again. (Once this choice is made, you can change it in Cookie Preferences. Also, any site-specific actions you've already chosen will still apply.)

Clicking the disclosure triangle at the bottom of the panel will expand it to show detailed information about the cookie; if you're familiar with cookies, you can use this information to decide whether to accept or reject the cookie you're being asked about. Clicking the disclosure triangle again will hide the extended information.

Related Topics
About Cookies
Cookie Preferences

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