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ABOUT CookieCommander
CookieCommander is an application that cleans the Cookies file that a web browser maintains. Or, like its predecessor NoMoreCookies, CCommander allows you to delete the file at once. With CCommander, a user can choose which cookies to keep and which to throw away. Cookies can be selected as "Gourmet" which will make CCommander skip over them when cleaning the file. Many options are customizable. For instance, you can choose to have CCommander simply delete the file when run or clean the file getting rid of non-gourmet cookies. In this case, the application would run in the background and not show the cookie window.
CookieCommander basically replaces NoMoreCookies. Navigator Cookie files and those of other Browsers are supported. At this time, Explorer Cookie files are not, since they seem to be either scattered all over or hidden from a plain text reader. The preferences menu item allows you to configure the application. Cookie files belonging to other applications can only be shown and deleted. This type of support was a conscious decision since there are so many Browsers out there.
CookieCommander was created to help users get some leverage in the privacy wars on the net. It is hoped that Browser vendors handle user information more carefully -- encrypting everything before saving it to disk if necessary.
CookieCommander is Shareware. To register, please send $10 and the application number to the address below. Also send contact information so that a registration number may be issued to you.
Please note that you must go to the "Special->Register CCommander" menu item to determine your application number (ex: 65). It is not the same as the version number - which may be 1.0.0.
NOTES:
CCommander 1.0.7 has a few bug fixes as well as the ability to select the cookie file. You can choose a cookie file like Navigator for example and select the file to be used. This feature is useful when your system does not look like the standard MacOS system (or if the application cannot find the cookie file for some other reason). It is also useful when you are using multiple browser profiles.
The current version is 1.0.7. A previous release allowed the user to press a toggle button when starting CCommander which made the application run in User or Background mode. In user mode, a dialog is given showing the contents of the cookie file. In background mode, the application simply cleans the cookie file based on the user's previous settings. Now, to solve a compatibility problem, two versions of the application have been created. Note that for this reason "Auto-clean file instead." in the preferences dialog does nothing for now. "CCommander_bg" does the background work, while CCommander shows the dialog.
Note that if a cookie file is saved as a plain text form (html excluded), the file will be editable (cookies can be selectively deleted). If CCommander detects unexpected characters in the file, then it can only be deleted.
Note that if you are not using Navigator (or any of it's sister applications) you will be required to select the cookie file for the browser you use. Be careful here, because any file you select can later be deleted (CCommander will ask first).
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q: How can I best use the two versions of Cookie Commander?
A: Use CCommander_bg when you want to delete all new cookies. It will not remove cookies
that you previously checked as "gourmet". You can move this background version (or an
alias to it) into the statup items folder found in the system folder. If this is done, then
whenever your computer boots up, junk cookies will be automatically removed.
Q: What happens when I check some "gourmet" boxes and leave the others?
A: When you select "Done", Cookie Commander will delete all cookies which do not have that
box checked. Also, if you choose to let CCommander work automatically (from the Preferences
window), it will delete those not checked everytime it finds cookies like them.
Q: What if I change my mind and I want to accept a site later?
A: No problem. When you see a new cookie for the site you want to accept, click the gourmet
box. Note this only applies to the primary window. You may have noticed a different window
that allows you to delete the file or edit the contents directly. That is the secondary window
for which this answer does not apply.
Q: What happens if I don't select any cookie as gourmet?
A: All cookies shown are removed - that's why you don't need to explicitly delete the file.
Again, this applies to the main CCommander window - and not the secondary.
Q: How do I know which cookies from which websites to delete?
A: Generally, you want to allow cookies from site that provide you with an unbeatable service.
For example, if a site uses cookies to save your favorite stocks (like ours) - and you want them
saved for your next login - you might want to allow the cookies.
A: Also, if you find text in the data section (in CCommander's main window) that you wouldn't
like someone else to see, disallow that Cookie.
Q: When will cookies be deleted?
A: The cookie file is updated when CCommander is run (ex: when the Mac starts up if there is
an alias to the application in the startup folder). If you run CCommander (ex: by
double-clicking it's icon), when you select "Done" the file is updated - and CCommander quits.
Q: Why doesn't CCommander block cookies from being placed in the file in the first place?
A: Web browsers (in general - and especially Navigator) keep cookies in memory until a certain
time (ex: when you quit the browser). At that point the cookie file is updated with all cookies
to be stored there. CCommander would have to go into RAM directly and manipulate the
browser's memory to prevent it from saving some or all of the cookies. This is a highly
dangerous procedure.
Q: Why might I get a type -54 error?
A: If the cookie file is set to Read/Only (Locked), this error will occur. Select "Get Info" from the
Finder and uncheck the locked checkbox.
REQUIREMENTS:
CookieCommander does not require AppleScript. It is a stand alone application. MacOS 7.0 or above is required, but OS 6 was not tested.
FUTURE WORK:
Perhaps in the furure, Navigator cookie and history files will be supported at the same time. Also, recent versions of Explorer have sufficiently obscured the cookie data. If that changes, CookieCommander might then support it.
DISCLAIMER:
This README file must be included in any distribution of CookieCommander. If a fee will be charged by any commercial entity for inclusion of this application in a distribution CD or the like, that entity must obtain prior written permission from the creator. A licensing fee of one distribution CD or $2 is requested, but not required.
This Application is Pizzaware : When the rules of Shareware are followed, applications may become Freeware (like NoMoreCookies). But when they are not, applications become Pizzaware (and worse). So, please send the small fee of $10 if you find CookieCommander useful.
All versions of CookieCommander are distributed as is. There is no warranty expressed or implied regarding their use or misuse. The user is expected to know the name or location of the Cookie file used by the web-browsing application if other than what CCommander expects. Caution should be used if this is not the case, because any file that is selected can potentially be reduced to nothing in seconds.
Please note that NoMoreCookies is no longer fully supported. If problems arise, use CookieCommander. If you desire CookieCommander to work exactly like NoMoreCookies, please send email to the address below. Thank you.
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