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"Dica" <genpub5@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ZaudndmzEasad9LeRVn-gw@rogers.com...
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> "Norman L. DeForest" <af380@chebucto.ns.ca> wrote in message
> news:Pine.GSO.3.95.iB1.0.1051014122309.5297A-100000@halifax.chebucto.ns.ca...
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>> On Fri, 14 Oct 2005, Arne wrote:
>>
>> > Once upon a time *Dica* wrote:
>> > > i've got a client who can't login to a site. we know the userName/pw
> is okay
>> > > so it looks like the session cookie isn't able to set his login
>> > > state.
> i've
>> > > already provided detailed explanations on how to reduce cookie
> security so
>> > > that the cookie should be set, but he claims he's still having
> problems. are
>> > > there other apps he may have installed that can keep the login cookie
> from
>> > > being set?
>> >
>> > Firewalls, HOST file and Adware/Spyware programs can sometimes have
>> > some "over protecting" settings that prevent users from accessing and
>> > using sites that set cookies.
>>
>> Also find out whether the site is using the cookie protocol or JavaScript
>> to set cookies. You may have to enable JavaScript if it's disabled.
>
> it's my site, so getting this info should be pretty straight forward.
> these
> are ASP session varialbes, which is just another brand of cookie.

Try deleting temporary internet files, this always seems to be a problem
with IE in the past ...

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