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Netscape Navigator 4: Select Preferences from the Edit menu. From the Preferences menu, select Advanced, and several options for cookies will be listed in the lower right of the menu. You can select Help for more details. For further information about the Netscape browser and use of cookies, visit Netscape's website.

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and 6: Select Options from the View menu. Choose the Privacy tab to select a privacy setting for the internet zone. For further information about the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser and use of cookies, visit Microsoft's website.