Re: Why suddenly http://www.msn.com/ needs First-party Cookies enabled to open ?

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From: Bruce Hagen (Nospam_at_mymail.invalid)
Date: 09/22/04 

Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 08:39:57 -0700

For Internet Explorer 6:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.setup 

-- 
Bruce Hagen
   ~IB-CA~
"enerythe8th" <enery@the.8th> wrote in message 
news:%23BWta0KoEHA.132@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> I use http://www.msn.com/ for my home page.
> I have always been able to open it, whenever I use IE.
>
> (I am Running Windows XP SP1 w/IE6 and all current updates "except 
> SP2") (I
> am waiting to install SP2, watching the NG's, until I see all the 
> issues
> some people are having with it, seem to be resolved).
>
> I have always used the same settings, which are:
> In Internet Properties, under the Security Tab, all four Internet 
> Zones are
> set to Default. And under the Privacy Tab, and then Advanced, I 
> have
> Override automatic cookie handling checked, Block First-party 
> Cookies, Block
> Third-party Cookies, and Always allow session cookies checked.
> And with those settings, http://www.msn.com/ has always opened.
>
> Suddenly, this morning, it won't open.
>
> So after some diagnosis, I have found, that it will only open, if I 
> Accept
> First-party Cookies.
>
> Has anyone else noticed this?
> Why the change?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>

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