Re: Cookes and Interent Explorer

From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 11/08/04


Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 15:44:16 +0000

Cotton wrote:

>Has anyone come across an instance whereby IE will not allow you to sign into
>a user name/password protected website that uses cookies. Am not a techie but
>what I'm told is that the website uses a cookie when you try to log in but
>something is deleting the cookie straight away and therefore am returned
>immediately to the log in screen. Only happens on certain configurations (eg
>my home pc but not office) in IE, no problem in Netscape. Any clues?

In IE, Tools - Internet Options, Privacy page, adjust the Slider to a
lower value. Medium or Medium low should be OK, you have it too high

-- 
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.  Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)


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