This is the Message Centre for Researcher 25885
registration problems
Jim Lynn Started conversation Aug 3, 1999
If you're having registration problems, it's probably due to your browser either not accepting Cookies, or deleting them after every session. h2g2 uses a cookie to identify you, so that you don't need to register every time. Your browser will have a setting somewhere to tell it what to do with cookies. For h2g2 to work, you should set it to always accept cookies, or to prompt before accepting cookies. When h2g2 asks to send a cookie you should accept it.
registration problems
Researcher 25885 Posted Aug 3, 1999
What the devil are 'cookies' in plain English? Sorry! Please will someone explain to me exactly what 'cookies' are. They seem to be some form of recognition signal.
registration problems
Bruce Posted Nov 23, 1999
There's information about cookies here http://www.h2g2.com/dontpanic.cgi?name=#11.1
hope it helps
;^)#
Key: Complain about this post
registration problems
More Conversations for Researcher 25885
Write an Entry
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. It has been compiled and recompiled many times and under many different editorships. It contains contributions from countless numbers of travellers and researchers."