Cookies - delete When by default?

I want to: delete all cookies upon
(a) leaving a website or
(b) exiting Firefox.
I want to:
preserve my browsing history.
It looks like:
no way to auto clear cookies upon exit FF,
unless entire history is cleared.
Question(s):
is this option only available for "third party cookies?"
can a total delete of all cookies be done upon FF exit, without erasing history?

There's a selection of Security settings where I'm pretty sure you can achieve what you want from:-
Tools > Options > Privacy > History (Use custom settings) > Clear history when Firefox closes - Settings (near bottom right)
Cheers,
Keith

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http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/11076/easyfind
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http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/34/3458.asp
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Also look here and freak out.
http://www.whatsmyip.org/more/
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Erase the whole hard drive and reinstall, if you can't do that, trash the entire machine and go read a book.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16276201#16276201
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