<META http-equiv set-cookie>

Description:

Sets the name and value for a persistent cookie.

Attributes:

<meta http-equiv="Set-Cookie" content="value=n;expires=date; path=url">
Value is the name of the cookie and n is the value to be set into the cookie. Date is the date and time on which the cookie will be deleted from the users computer.

If you do not include the expiration date and time, the cookie is considered a session cookie and will be deleted when the user exits the browser.

Examples:

<META HTTP-EQUIV="Set-Cookie" 
CONTENT="feedme=1;expires=Wednesday, 08-Aug-00 23:59:59 GMT; path=/">

Define the cookie "feedme" and set the value to 1. Expire the cookie on the indicated date.