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==UI== | ==UI== | ||
===Firefox | ===Firefox=== | ||
[[Menu differences in Windows, Linux, and Mac|Tools -> Options]] -> Privacy -> Cookies -> Keep Cookies. (Value 3 isn't provided by this interface.) | [[Menu differences in Windows, Linux, and Mac|Tools -> Options]] -> Privacy / Cookies -> Keep Until: (''Firefox 2 and above'') <br> | ||
Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> Cookies -> Keep Cookies: (''Firefox 1.5'')<br> | |||
(Value 3 isn't provided by this interface.) | |||
===Mozilla Suite and SeaMonkey=== | |||
[[Menu differences in Windows, Linux, and Mac|Edit -> Preferences]] -> Privacy & Security -> Cookies / Cookie Retention Policy | |||
==First checked in== | ==First checked in== |
Revision as of 23:40, 1 June 2008
Background
This preference controls when cookies expire.
Possible values and their effects
0
The cookie's lifetime is supplied by the server. (Default)
1
The user is prompted for the cookie's lifetime.
2
The cookie expires at the end of the session (when the browser closes).
3
The cookie lasts for the number of days specified by network.cookie.lifetime.days.
Caveats
- Shortening cookies' lifetimes may require you to re-log in to sites more than usual.
UI
Firefox
Tools -> Options -> Privacy / Cookies -> Keep Until: (Firefox 2 and above)
Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> Cookies -> Keep Cookies: (Firefox 1.5)
(Value 3 isn't provided by this interface.)
Mozilla Suite and SeaMonkey
Edit -> Preferences -> Privacy & Security -> Cookies / Cookie Retention Policy
First checked in
Has an effect in
- Netscape (all versions since 7.2)
- Mozilla Suite (all versions since 1.7a)
- Mozilla Firefox (all versions since 0.9)
- SeaMonkey (all versions)