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List:       kfm-devel
Subject:    Re: support for favicon.ico
From:       Richard Moore <rich () ipso-facto ! freeserve ! co ! uk>
Date:       2000-11-30 14:31:54
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Andreas Pour wrote:
> 
> Keunwoo Lee wrote:
> >
> > BTW a while back IE's favicon.ico support annoyed some people because it
> > allows websites to track the bookmarking behavior of users.  Sounds minor,
> > and yes these people are probably paranoid, but IMHO if this is
> > implemented, a user option to disable it should be a priority.
> 
> Hmm, I think the technology works a bit different, at least from what I can
> tell from log files.  When a browser first visits a site it looks for
> favicon.ico in the root directory, and I think it can display it somewhere in
> the browser (like where the Konqueror gear is) while you are browsing the site.

It is displayed in the location combo in IE5.

Rich.
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