One thing I've never been clear on is what's going on when a you load up service you've been logged into (e.g. Wordpress admin interface) and you're logged out. Did your browser expire a cookie? Did the server kick you out? Is there a way to tell?
@doctorow In most cases, I do believe it is a cookie destroyed by your browser. When the server asks for a session cookie, and you have destroyed yours, the server tells you that you aren't logged in. Hope this helps