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(@dfiudoi)
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does anyone knows why cookies are named with a [1] at the end of the file.

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anti-curse
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I am not 100% sure on this, but comfortable enough to provide my thoughts. Much like a cached url does, if a like entry is made MSIE will append a bracket with a numerical value placed within it. The numerical value is added to differentiate between two like entries. Example;

If you have a file on your computer named good.jpg and you save another file with the same name it would appear as "good.jpg[2]"


   
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 Earn
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Working on your EnCE practical exam?


   
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(@dfiudoi)
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no,
I'm working on a CP case, where I came across to lots of cookie files and the investigator on this case asked me why certain files have the numerical value placed within it ([1], [2]).

thanks.


   
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(@tomforman)
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i thought CP wasnt PC anymore? isnt it IIOC? i might be wrong.

Anyway i beleive that the [1], [2] are appended to files to keep them unique. Else temp files would be overwritten by files from another website.

Have a good weekend all!


   
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(@jonathan)
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Working on your EnCE practical exam?

Hehe.. I thought the same too.

I never found out the 'right' answer for this though.


   
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 ddow
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i thought CP wasnt PC anymore? isnt it IIOC? i might be wrong.

IIOC seems to be more common in the UK, while those of us in the colonies still tend to use CP, sometimes KP. IMHO. )


   
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(@earn)
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Working on your EnCE practical exam?

Hehe.. I thought the same too.

I never found out the 'right' answer for this though.

Ya I could never find an answer that was exactly what I was looking for but came up with what I thought was right after testing and researching it.


   
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(@duncanclarke)
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I am not 100% sure on this, but comfortable enough to provide my thoughts. Much like a cached url does, if a like entry is made MSIE will append a bracket with a numerical value placed within it. The numerical value is added to differentiate between two like entries. Example;

If you have a file on your computer named good.jpg and you save another file with the same name it would appear as "good.jpg[2]"

In my experience, it would appear as good[2].jpg so as not to alter the extension.

Duncan


   
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(@kpryor)
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i thought CP wasnt PC anymore? isnt it IIOC? i might be wrong.

IIOC seems to be more common in the UK, while those of us in the colonies still tend to use CP, sometimes KP. IMHO. )

I really HATE it when they call it "KP", as everyone I know calls me KP. 😉
KP


   
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