Hi Gordon,
GF> to the message.   Yes the person said it was very easy to
GF> write a cookie that would format your harddrive.... but like I said
GF> he does the programing daily for a living...
Could you put me in touch with your friend?  I don't see how a text file 
(such as the cookies file) could initiate any action on a person's system.
-Chris.
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