Frequently asked questions
What is Forge Magazine?
This is a website for people to read and write the latest farriery news, get together and discuss issues, find and talk to people with similar interests, find and review businesses, and see what’s going on in the industry.
I am a farriery business - I want to promote my business to people in my area
There are a number of ways you can enhance your directory listing and promote your business to other site visitors including adding photos and more details about your business. Email your details to [email protected]
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Are cookies viruses?
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Are cookies programs?
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Can cookies see what’s on my computer?
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Can the cookies I’ve got be seen by other people?
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What is in a cookie?
A cookie contains seven main pieces of information:
• Domain
The domain of the website that set the cookie. A cookie can ONLY be read by the site that set it.
• Name
The name of the cookie
• Value
The identifying information the cookie is carrying. This is normally an encrypted string of letters and numbers, that is only meaningful the website that set the cookie.
• Expiry
How long the cookie lasts for. If this is not set, the cookie will disappear when you close your browser (session cookies). Otherwise it will delete itself on the date set in the expiry field.
• Path
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• Secure
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• HttpOnly
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Can I control the cookies I get?
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Check Override automatic cookie handling
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