An HTTP "cookie" can be baked many ways by Javascript and CGI

Initially you wont see your name in the box. This is because this page is being generated, in part, by the JavaScript "document.write()" function (view source to see it).
Note: Netscape 2.0 doesn't allow <script> blocks in the body of a document

If you submit the following form to the server, however, you will then have a cookie, which, if you reload this page, will be visible to Javascript.

  • The following link takes you to Javascript documentation that includes examples of using Javascript to create cookies
  • Discussion of cookies
  • See also the cookie.lib by Matt Wright