Re: [gentoo-user] cookie_monster

[Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>]

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On Wednesday 29 Oct 2014 23:44:07 Walter Dnes wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 04:45:56PM +0000, James wrote
> 
> > So looking at ~/.mozilla/seamonkey/<dir>/
> > I see these cookies files:
> > 
> > cookies.sqlite cookies.sqlite-shm cookies.sqlite-wal
> > 
> > But the are sqlite files. So  I need a gui tool to view them as to
> > discern logical understanding of what exactly they are and which do
> > delete or intelligently pre_filter. [1,2]
> > 
> > Any suggestions in portage or as a seamonkey "add-on" would
> > be keen. I run "no-scipts" but I think I need more to keep
> > the cookie_monster under control? suggesions? I also use
> > firefox, just not as much.
> 
>   Sqlite is a database format.  You might already have sqlite (the
> executable) installed, depending on the value of the "system-sqlite" USE
> flag.  If so, you can pound away at it manually.  Or you can always...
> 
> emerge sqlite
> 
>   If you want a GUI rather than command-line, try
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sqlite-manager/
> 
>   You also mentioned "flash cookies" in passing.  They're a totally
> different animal.  They're files that reside in directories ~/.adobe and
> ~/.macromedia.  The way to kill them is to remove the directories and
> create dummy files with the same names, so that Flash can't create the
> directories.  Here's a short script...
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> rm -rf ~/.adobe
> touch ~/.adobe
> rm -rf ~/.macromedia
> touch ~/.macromedia
> 
>   The only problem is that certain sites won't play videos without those
> directories being present (e.g. video highlights at http://nhl.com ).  I
> handle them with the following script...
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> rm -rf ~/.adobe
> rm -rf ~/.macromedia
> sleep 20
> rm -rf ~/.adobe
> touch ~/.adobe
> rm -rf ~/.macromedia
> touch ~/.macromedia
> 
>   I launch the script from a terminal, and then immediately click on the
> video link in my browser.  This gets the videos going, and keeps them
> going until they finish.

I think that the ~/.adobe directory does not contain website content traceable 
information, but flash version related info.  Could be wrong though.

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Regards,
Mick

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