Background Information
Andy's Netscape HTTP Cookie Info w/o Nuts
Describes the Set-Cookie HTTP Protocol, how cookies work, and more.
How the HTTP Cookies Crumble
An informative look at cookies, from the folks at InContext.

Specifications and Proposals
Netscape: Persistent Client State HTTP Cookies
A preliminary specification, which includes an overview of Netscape's plans for cookie implementation, and examples.
HTTP State Management Mechanism
An Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Working Draft on the Cookie and Set-Cookie headers.

For Programmers
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cookies
From the Webreference site, this Javascript Tip of the Week shows how to use cookies.
Microsoft's Win32 Internet Programmer's Reference
A reference guide to Microsoft's implementation of cookie functions.
Netscape's DevEdge Library
Various documentation--search on cookies.

Cookie Software
ZDNet's CookieMaster
A quick and easy way to monitor cookie activity on your computer. Compatible with both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer, it allows you to log various cookie and browser events. CookieMaster even lets you delete existing cookies.
NSClean and IEClean Home Page
NSClean and IEClean are two software programs that work with Netscape or Internet Explorer. They monitor cookie usage and let you control what information is stored.
Cookie Monster
A Macintosh utility which deletes the cookie file on startup.

Privacy and Security Issues
Malcolm's Guide to Persistent Cookies resources
Some background on cookies, a discussion on security and privacy issues, and links to other cookie resources on the Web.
CDT Privacy Demonstration Page
From the Center for Democracy and Technology, a page that shows what a Web site can collect about you.