How To Fix Your Browsers Cookie Settings

Your browser MUST be set to accept our "Session Cookie" in order to use the interactive features of our sites since it is not possible to accomplish those functions without the use of a Session Cookie.

Changing Microsoft Internet Explorer Browser Cookie Settings:

If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer browser Version 6x you need to have the privacy setting on either the Default setting of "Low" privacy setting so your browser will accept our Session Cookies. If you select the any other option you will NOT be able to use our interactive features.

Users of Internet Explorer Version 6x can change their privacy preferences using a slider on the Privacy tab in Internet Options (with a browser window open, at the top menu list click on "Tools" then click "Internet Options" to see the options screen displayed below). The slider has six levels: Block All Cookies, High, Medium High, Medium (this is the default level), Low, and Accept All Cookies. If you select the "Custom" options instead of the automatic privacy settings, just be sure you check off that it is OK to accept "Session Cookies".

Microsoft Internet Explorer Browsers (Version 5x) sets the Cookie Settings based on the "Security" level you selected under the SECURITY Tab (it does not have a separate PRIVACY Tab as shown above). In those versions you need to select the Medium SECURITY level for the "internet zone" similar to how you select the Medium PRIVACY level in the example above in order for your Browser to accept our Session Cookies.

Users of Microsoft Internet Explorer Browsers (Version 3x and 4x) need to Click "View" instead of "Tools" and then click Internet Options to get to the properties screen then you see the cookie options under the ADVANCED tab as check off box options in the Security group of options you will see there.

Changing Netscape Browser Cookie Settings:

Users of newer versions of Netscape Browsers (6x and 7x) start with a browser window open, at the top menu list click on "Edit", then click on "Preferences", then open the "Privacy & Security" menu, then select the "Cookies" option, then choose "Warn me before accepting a cookie" so you can either approve accepting it or reject it each time then click the "OK" button to save the changes that you made.

Users of Netscape Browsers (versions 4x) start with a browser window open, at the top menu list click on "Edit" then click "Preferences" then click on the "Advanced" option item to get to the cookie options menu, then choose "Warn me before accepting a cookie" so you can either approve accepting it or reject it each time. If you select "Disable Cookies" you will NOT be able to use the interactive features of our site.

Users of Netscape Browser (Versions 3x) select "Options" then "Network Preferences" and then select the "Protocols" tab to find the cookie options then select "Show an Alert Before Accepting a Cookie" and click OK to save your changes.

Changing Macintosh Browsers Cookie Settings:

See the same instructions above for Netscape 4.x, 6.x and 7.x.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x. Click on Edit --> Preferences --> Receiving File --> Cookies
In there, you can see all current cookies (from all site you have visited) and also change the options to allow them.

In America OnLine (AOL) for Macintosh, Internet Explorer is built in BUT is NOT directly tied to the Internet Explorer installed on your machine.
To change the cookie setting you would:
* Login your AOL account
* Click My AOL
* Click on the WWW button on the left
* Click on the Advanced settings button
* Click on the Receiving Files on the left
* Click on the Cookies

In there, you can see all current cookies (from all site you have visited) and change the options to allow them.

Information about cookies and how we use them:

A Session Cookie is a small text file the web server sends to your computer which essentially identifies your computer and what you are doing so the web server can allow you accomplish those interactive functions (like allowing you to edit your order but not someone else's order). Think about it as an ID card. The cookie itself does NOT collect any information from your computer, it simply stores information on your computer which you or your browser have already given to us so that your computer can then identify itself to our web server next time you want to do something and then our web server knows the correct information to give you. That Session Cookie expires when you leave the site so it does not stay on your computer at all.