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It is unlikely that Norton is "logging me out of every website I visit." Unless you have one of the "advanced" Norton options, Norton doesn't care about cookies unless they contain viral stuff.

Updates to Windows, in both Win2K and WinXP have changed the definitions of the security levels in your browser. The same changes may apply to other (obsolete) Windows versions if you've updated IE itself. The "Internet" security level commonly used in IE is now much more restrictive of what default actions are permitted.

If you have NOT RTFM, it may have escaped your notice that web sites without a "security certificate" may be allowed to place a temporary cookie on your machine that will be deleted when the visit is ended. You must generally enter the name of any "uncertificated" site into your browser settings to allow a "permanent" cookie. (Mudcat has no certificate, unless it's changed recently.)

In IE, click "Tools | Internet Options," click the "Privacy" tab and then the button labelled "Sites." Type "mudcate.org" (no quotes), or the addy of whatever site you want to allow permanent cookies for, in the "Address" block, and then click "Allow."

Other browsers should have similar settings.

John