Tech: Problems with cookies

Subject: RE: Tech: Problems with cookies
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 16 Apr 04 - 06:02 PM

Q -

The updates shouldn't have affected any existing cookies that were on your machine, but if you don't give permission the updated IE may block new cookies from the same sites where they might have been accepted before update.

You have two choices. You can go to a lower "Privacy setting," which you might want to do under some conditions. There may even be instances where you want to temporarily "open up" your system for some particular browsing task. Be aware that if you get a cookie when your barriers are low, that site will probably be able to "refresh" it, if it's still there when you return after resetting to more restrictive limits.

The other choice, my usual, is to keep the "tightened" restrictions and just list the permission individually for the specific site(s) whose cookies you want to accept.

You might not even have noticed the change, if you already had cookies from all of the places you visit regularly. It's only if you've lost one, and want to replace it, that you might find that a site can't give it to you (without your permission) under the new definitions - when it doesn't look like you've changed your settings.

Another change that may be of interest, is that the new "normal" settings should display a little icon in the lower right of the tool bar when you connect to a site without a posted "privacy statement" that conforms to a particular standard. You can click on the icon to see what's wrong with their certificate (or lack of one). This icon often didn't appear at the Privacy settings people used before recent updates, but should come up for you now. If you learn to watch for it, you get at least a little warning not to click things without known purpose on sites where you see it.

Actually, my web browsing is so boring I had to go look for a site without a valid certificate just to see what the d... thing looks like. You will find it popping up quite often when you Google on "public interest" topics.

It's a little like the little padlock that tells you that you're on a "secure site" - which you should learn to verify by checking that the address bar also is at an https: address (not just http:). I'm told that either can be "faked," although it's difficult and rare; but it's extremely rare to find them both lying on the same site.

John

Subject: RE: Tech: Problems with cookies
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 16 Apr 04 - 02:21 PM

The latest IE update didn't affect my cookies but the one before that stopped a number of enclosures on email. Thanks to JohninKansas and others, I found the solution in options (which I had never looked at before).
Lets keep these tech matters here so that we are aware of them.

Subject: RE: Tech: Problems with cookies
From: Big Mick
Date: 16 Apr 04 - 02:08 PM

Betsy, you have pretty poor manners. This issue affects all who come here. Go out and get some sunshine.

Mick

Subject: RE: Tech: Problems with cookies
From: Betsy
Date: 16 Apr 04 - 12:41 PM

Get this shit off the Music threads please .........

Subject: RE: Tech: Problems with cookies
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 16 Apr 04 - 12:36 PM

Don-

If you've updated IE (as you should - even if it's not your browser) you may find that the "criteria" IE sets for the same security level are somewhat more restrictive than they may have been the last time you got your cookie.

You don't have to lower the criteria generally, but in IE, Tools, on the Privacy tab, there should be an "Edit" button that lets you put the mudcat addy in and tell it to accept the mudcat cookie, without letting other unwanted ones in.

It doesn't automatically put up the name of the site you're at, so my suggestion would be connect to the 'cat, click on the Address bar to highlight, Ctl-C to copy, and then go to Tools, Privacy, and when you get into the edit you can Ctl-V to paste the 'cat address in.

As noted - an email to jeff, or a post on the Help site (link at top of page) will get help if you've changed your email address or forgotten a password.

John

Subject: RE: Tech: Problems with cookies
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 16 Apr 04 - 11:14 AM

Check if your web browser is set up to allow cookies to be stored. In IE6 click: Tools - Internet Options - Privacy.

Subject: RE: Tech: Problems with cookies
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 16 Apr 04 - 09:54 AM

send an email to - [e-mail] - it's just as good as a PM!

sandra (who has done so in the past & got results)

Subject: RE: Tech: Problems with cookies
From: Backstage Manager(inactive)
Date: 16 Apr 04 - 08:28 AM

I don't think he can send a PM if he can't reset his cookie.

Subject: RE: Tech: Problems with cookies
From: Alaska Mike
Date: 16 Apr 04 - 12:30 AM

It happened to me too, Don. Send a PM to Pene Azul, he is a miracle worker when it comes to computers. I know he can help.

Subject: Tech: Problems with cookies
From: GUEST,Don Meixner
Date: 16 Apr 04 - 12:19 AM

Can't seem to reset my Mudcookie. Anyone else?

Don