How long does a session cookie last?

Hi All,

According to a book, the cookie without expires lasts the browser
session. I think a browser session ends if you close all the browser
windows. I setup a cookie without expires in IE6 using JavaScript and
closed it. When I open IE agian, the cookie is still there. Why?
Does it mean that a session cookie will be deleted at some time after
the browser session? (Just like a stored cookie will be deleted at
some time after the Expires attribute)

Does the browser delete the cookie or the OS delete the cookie?

Thank you.

.

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