I wonder why I must accept cookies to open my yahoo email?

@challs12 (548)
Malaysia
June 14, 2008 2:21pm CST
Hello guys! I have question here. Why when I choose not to receive cookies in the fire fox option tools, I cannot login to my yahoo email. I have entered the correct login id and the password, it still cannot goes through. I made 5 tries and still not work. Later I noted there's a message I must enable cookies, then only the fire fox will work properly. Any idea why?
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dierdre
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
14 Jun 08
well, basically they need cookies to identify your session. its required by every site i think. you can always delete them anyway so just allow your browser to accept them.
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challs12
@challs12 (548)
• Malaysia
15 Jun 08
Yes I understand that, but why my correct ID and password cannot get through the system without cookie enable? I still confuse about this.
dierdre
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
15 Jun 08
well you cant really log-in to a site without enabling cookies to be stored in your pc, so until you enable that, you will not be allowed to log in. coz all sites store cookies to identify your pc. sorry for the double post, by the way. i refreshed the page coz the page that was displayed after i sent my comment was "cannot find server" but when i replied for the 2nd time, i saw that my 1st reply was sent. hehe.
dierdre
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
14 Jun 08
well, basically they need cookies to identify your session. its required by every site i think. you can always delete them anyway so just allow your browser to accept them.
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ferdzNK
@ferdzNK (3211)
• Philippines
15 Jun 08
Its a good thing actually to block cookies from unknown sites, but for those that you really trust then allow it. These are browsing settings that yahoo uses in that particular session. Things like login info, your interface selection, site customization you've probably setup and others. These are what cookies are for it just so happened that malwares exploited this features.
challs12
@challs12 (548)
• Malaysia
15 Jun 08
I understand how cookies function and how important cookies to them, but what the link between login ID and password with those cookies? They need for traffic track record and etc. But what login ID and password relation to cookies?
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challs12
@challs12 (548)
• Malaysia
17 Jun 08
Let's see, I will try again someday try to enter my email by blocking cookies with Fire Fox and Internet Explorer. Thanks for the reply.
ferdzNK
@ferdzNK (3211)
• Philippines
16 Jun 08
I can only guest, probably its the encryption key they use to send our ID and password over the net, which should be different from the last one we've used.