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This is the real cause of most cookie deletion. (EDIT: Many) browsers are configured by default for ~1000 cookies, and all these ad networks and data providers
by paulsutter 14y ago
This is the real cause of most cookie deletion. (EDIT: Many) browsers are configured by default for ~1000 cookies, and all these ad networks and data providers setting their own cookies quickly overrun that. It doesn't help that google Analytics sets separate (first party) cookies for each website you visit.
That 1000 cookie limit becomes a sort of FIFO, and that's why we always seem to get logged out at weird times for no reason.
- jevinskie 14y agoDo you have any evidence to point to this ~1000 cookie limit?
- clone1018 14y agoThis is a bit dated, but it makes sense that there is a set cookie limit: http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/16/browser-cookie-limits/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/16/browser-cookie-limits/
- morsch 14y agoIt seems the current value for Firefox is 3000: http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/file/48502b61a63e/netwerk/cookie/nsCookieService.cpp#l92 http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/file/48502b61a63e/netw...
- ErikD 14y agoIn Chrome it's 3300 [1] [1] http://src.chromium.org/chrome/trunk/src/net/cookies/cookie_monster.cc http://src.chromium.org/chrome/trunk/src/net/cookies/cookie_... search for kMaxCookies
- mistercow 14y agoThe cookie preferences they mention for FF are no longer in the default list at about:config. I wonder if they've gotten rid of the limit altogether.