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Enabling Cookies
Viewing and changing cookie settings depends on the web browser.
The following guidelines explain how to find and enable cookies
in some of the different browsers.
Internet Explorer 4.x for Windows
Internet Explorer 5.x for Windows
Internet Explorer 6.x for Windows
Internet Explorer 4.5 for Macintosh
Internet Explorer 5.x for Macintosh
Netscape 6.x for Windows and Macintosh
Netscape 7.x for Windows and Macintosh
Internet Explorer 4.x for Windows:
- Select the Internet Options option from the View
menu.
- Click on the Advanced tab and scroll down to
the Security option, and select Cookies.
- Click on the appropriate radio button to enable or disable cookies.
You can also select to be prompted each time a cookie is delivered
to your computer.
Internet Explorer 5.x for Windows:
- Select the Internet Options option from the Tools
menu.
- Click on the Security tab and then on Custom
Level...
- Scroll down to the Cookies option, and select one of
the choices presented.
- Click the OK button to finish.
Internet Explorer 6.x for Windows:
- Select the Internet Options option from the Tools
menu.
- Click on the Privacy tab and then click the Advanced
button.
- In the Advanced Privacy Settings window, check the box
marked Override automatic cookie handling, and then select
one of the choices presented.
- Click the OK button to close the window.
- Click the OK button to finish.
Internet Explorer 4.5 for Macintosh:
- Select the Preferences option from the Edit menu.
- Select the Receiving Files option and then select Cookies.
- In the list, select the cookie whose setting you want to change.
- Click the Accept Cookie button. The actual text on the
button will change depending on the state of the cookie that you
have selected.
Internet Explorer 5.x for Macintosh:
- Select the Preferences option from the Edit menu.
- Select the Receiving Files option and then select Cookies.
- Next to When receiving cookies:, select the desired level
of cookie acceptance.
- Click the OK button to finish.
Netscape 6.x for Windows and Macintosh:
- Select Preferences from the Edit menu.
- Open the Privacy & Security category in the Preferences
window. You can do this by double-clicking on Privacy &
Security.
- A list of options will drop down. Select the Cookies
subcategory.
- Select the option labeled Enable all cookies on the right.
- If you wish to be warned before a cookie is stored, check the
box beside Warn me before storing a cookie.
- Click the OK button to finish.
Netscape 7.x for Windows and Macintosh:
- Select Preferences from the Edit menu.
- Select the Privacy & Security category in the Preferences
window. You can do this by double-clicking on Privacy &
Security.
- A list of options will display. Select the Cookies subcategory.
- Select one of the options below:
Enable cookies from the originating web site only means
Netscape will reject cookies coming from web sites other than
the one you are currently viewing (called "foreign cookies").
Enable cookies based on privacy settings allows you more control
over when you accept or reject cookies. To modify Netscape's settings
for accepting and rejecting cookies with this option, click the
View button.
Enable all cookies means Netscape will accept all cookies
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