# Cookies and the like

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookies-and-the-like/374>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [March 24, 1999, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookies-and-the-like/374 "1999-03-24T04:19:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 1999, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookies-and-the-like/374/1 "1999-03-24T04:19:00Z")

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…such as other baked goods.

No really, I have cookies turned on (always have), came in through the front door so I wasn’t using a cookies=false bookmarked site, and _still_ have to enter my login/pass to post and no lightbulbs. Ok, I can live with it if I have to, but is there a fix I’m missing? For the record, using Netscape v4.02

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"I guess it is possible for one person to make a difference, although most of the time they probably shouldn’t.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 1999, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookies-and-the-like/374/2 "1999-03-30T00:37:00Z")

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Not sure what to tell you. You checked, you’re absolutely sure you have cookies enabled? Have you tried MSIE for comparison purposes? I take it you’re not an AOL user?