In a nutshell, Cookies enable a web site to "know" you. There are "good" and
"bad" cookies. DESAUSA.org uses only "good" cookies.
When you visit a web site that uses cookies, your web browser allows the cookie
to be put on your computer, into a "cookie file" on your hard drive. Cookies
have an expiration date.
What purpose do these cookies serve??
In our case, the cookie serves ONLY one purpose: To allow you to log into the
email list using a name and password. The expiration date on our cookie is the
same day you log into the email list. This means that as soon as you close your
browser, the cookie is erased from your hard drive! Poof, it is gone!
However, some website do not erase their cookies. This can be good or bad.
If you visit a website often where you are asked for a name and password, a
cookie can help you by "remembering" who you are and eliminating the need for
you to type your name each time you visit. You may still be asked to type in the
password, however. These type cookies are used on web sites that allow each
person to select his own user name and password. As you know, DESAUSA.org uses
one name and password for everyone, so we don't use these "fancy" cookies. Your
webmaster is not smart enough for this type fancy system. Sorry!
Many of the "personalized" search engines use cookies to deliver news topics
that users select and web sites often use these same preferences to target
advertisements to you.
Cookies can also be used to "track" your surfing on the internet. You have
probably read all about these "bad" cookies and how they can be a threat to your
privacy. This type cookie can tell a web site operator lots of things about you
including if you have visited their web site in the past, what web site you last
visited before coming to their site and where you go when you leave their site.
This enables the web site operator to create a profile of you without you
realizing it.
Newer web browsers allow you to recognize sites that send you cookies and give
you the option to reject the cookie. Since there is so much controvery about
cookies, many people have their web browser set to reject cookies. Also, many
people install a computer program than manages cookies.
If your browser is set to reject cookies, obviously, this will cause problems
with websites like DESAUSA.org. You must "accept" our cookie to be able to log
into the email list.
When you click on the Enter The Protected Email List link, you should be taken
to a page that contains a box where you enter the user name and password. If you
do not see this page, you may have cookies disabled and you will need to enable
them.
How Do I Set My Browser To Enable/Accept Cookies?
Follow the instructions below for your specific web browser.
After following the instructions, close your browser and reopen it to be sure the new settings take effect.
Return to the Member Email page and log into the emal list.
Netscape Navigator 6
Netscape Navigator 4
Internet Explorer 6
Internet Explorer 5
Internet Explorer 4
Internet Explorer 3
AOL Users (Internet Explorer/AOL)
Macintosh Users
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Netscape Navigator Users
Click Edit from your Netscape top toolbar.
Select Preferences from the Edit menu. This will open the Preference window.
Double Click Privacy & Security from the Preferences window. Then select Cookies to see the cookie options.
Select "Enable all cookies" or "Enable cookies for the originating web site only" from the Cookies settings.
Click OK to save your changes.
Close and reopen your browser so the changes take effect.
Click Edit on the top toolbar.
Select Preferences.
Click on Advanced on the left side.
On the right side, click inside the circle next to "Enable All Cookies" or "Enable only cookies sent back to the originating web site."
Click OK to save your changes.
Close and reopen your browser so the changes take effect.
Internet Explorer Users
Internet Explorer 6.0 (Windows XP)
Click Tools, and then Internet Options
Click on the Privacy tab
Select the Advanced button under the Settings sub heading.
This will open the Advanced Privacy Settings window.
I suggest you select this option:
Option 2: Allow first-party cookies only.
Check "Override automatic cookie handling", then set First-party cookies to
"Accept" and Third-party cookies to "Block."
Blocking third-party cookies will block banner ad cookies of the site you are
visiting. Often these are "bad" cookies that you want to prevent.
Move the slider to the top to disable all cookies. If you want to allow certain web sites to place cookies on your hard drive, select one of the other options.
Click OK, then OK again
Click Tools, and then Internet Options
Click the "Security" tab
Click "Internet" web zone. This will show you the security level for this zone.
Select "Custom Level" and scroll to the Cookies section. Click Enable for both options.
If the "Disable" button is checked, click to uncheck this option
Click Apply
Click OK
If you prefer to be notified when a web site is trying to place a cookie on
your hard drive so that you have the option of accepting or rejecting the
cookie, click the "Prompt" radio button.
Click View, and then Internet Options
Click the Advanced menu and scroll to the section labeled "Cookies," or the Security section.
Under Cookies, select Always Accept Cookies
Click Apply
Click OK
You cannot enable or disable cookies in this version of Internet Explorer, but you can turn the cookies warning on and off. Here is how you can turn the warning off so that cookies will be accepted automatically.
Click View, and then click Options.
Click the Advanced tab.
Under Warnings, click to "de-select" Warn before accepting cookies.
Click Apply.
Click OK.
AOL Versions 6 and 7
Click "Settings" from your tool bar.
Select "Preferences" This will open the Preferences window.
Select "Internet Properties (WWW)" from the Preferences window. This will display the "Internet Options" window.
Select the Security tab. This will display the Web content zones.
Select Internet for you web content zone. This should show the security level for this zone.
Select the Custom Level button. This should open the Security Settings window.
Scroll through the settings until you find the heading "Cookies". The Cookies heading will have the subheading "Allow cookies that are stored on your computer".
Select Enable or Prompt under the Allow cookies that are stored on your computer subheading.
Click OK when exiting each window to save your changes.
You may need to log off and log back on for AOL to activate changes you make.
AOL Version 5
Click "My AOL" from your tool bar.
Select Preferences from the "My AOL" drop down menu. This will open the Preferences window.
Select"WWW from the Preferences window. This will display the AOL Internet Properties window.
Select the Security tab in the AOL Internet Properties window. This will display the Web content zones
Select Internet for you web content zone. This should show the security level for this zone.
Select the Custom Level button. This should open the Security Settings window.
Scroll through the settings until you find the heading "Cookies". The Cookies heading will have the subheading "Allow cookies that are stored on your computer".
Select "Enable" or "Prompt" under the Allow cookies that are stored on your computer subheading.
Click OK, then OK again.
You may need to log off and log back on for AOL to activate changes you make.
AOL Version 3
If you are using AOL v3.0 for Windows 95, select Preferences
from the Members menu. Click on the WWW icon and select Advanced. Modify your
preference if you wish to be warned before accepting cookies.
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Macintosh
Users
Internet Explorer Versions 4 and 3
Click Edit, and then click Preferences.
Click the Receiving Files arrow.
Click the Cookies button.
Under When receiving cookies, select never ask.
Click OK.
AOLVersion 4 (AOL Version 5 is not yet available for the Macintosh)
Click on MY AOL on your AOL Toolbar.
Select Preferences.
Click on the WWW icon. The AOL Web Preferences window will appear.
Click on the Advanced settings button from within the AOL Web Preferences window.
Click the Receiving Files arrow so that the Cookies button appears beneath it.
Click on the Cookies button. The Cookie Settings window will appear to the right.
Under When receiving cookies, select never ask.
Click OK.
AOLVersion 3
This version of AOL for the Macintosh does not accept cookies. You must upgrade to AOL 4.
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