Shoutbox

Is there a script or something that will delete my browser's cookies after it is closed that allows me to add exceptions for certain sites (so those cookies won't be deleted).

E.g.: It deletes all cookies, but if www.facebook.com is an exception, it'll leave those.

Can't you define that in most of the browsers today?
And/or shouldn't that be in an addon/tool/plugin for the browser in case the browser can't do it, instead of in an IM client?

If you're using Firefox:

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Originally posted by Mozilla
By default Firefox accepts all cookies, including cookies which would allow a site to recognize you effectively forever. If this doesn't suit you, you can tell Firefox to delete all cookies when you close Firefox:

   1. At the top of the Firefox, click on the Tools, and select Options..., then select the Privacy panel.
   2. Set Firefox will: to Use custom settings for history.
   3. From the Keep until menu, select the I close Firefox.

If you want to grant sites you trust the ability to store cookies permanently (e.g., to allow you to log in automatically to a site), click Exceptions…, enter the site address, and click Allow.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Can't you define that in most of the browsers today?
And/or shouldn't that be in an addon/tool/plugin for the browser in case the browser can't do it, instead of in an IM client?

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Originally posted by kotjze
If you're using Firefox:

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Originally posted by Mozilla
By default Firefox accepts all cookies, including cookies which would allow a site to recognize you effectively forever. If this doesn't suit you, you can tell Firefox to delete all cookies when you close Firefox:

   1. At the top of the Firefox, click on the Tools, and select Options..., then select the Privacy panel.
   2. Set Firefox will: to Use custom settings for history.
   3. From the Keep until menu, select the I close Firefox.

If you want to grant sites you trust the ability to store cookies permanently (e.g., to allow you to log in automatically to a site), click Exceptions…, enter the site address, and click Allow.

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Thanks, worked like a charm.