IE 6 on Windows XP Pro - Randomly Blocking Cookies
"Ralf Scharnowski" <[email protected]> Thu, 30 Oct 2003 12:59:41 -0600
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C39EE5.AED96CD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm having difficulties with IE 6 randomly blocking cookies on my website, http://bargainbookstores.com <http://bargainbookstores.com/> . This issue only appears to exist with Windows XP Pro and IE 6 w/ privacy set to medium or higher. My site uses an apache server running a Miva Merchant shopping cart. My static pages (index.htm, etc) do not generate or use cookies. Miva Merchant does use cookies to link specific customers to their basket contents. The cookie blocking symbol often appears when opening the index page (www.bargainbookstores.com <http://www.bargainbookstores.com/> or bargainbookstores.com) and indicates that it is blocking cookies for all my page link graphic files. The problem links stay within my domain (example: http://bargainbookstores.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=SFNT <http://bargainbookstores.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=SFNT&Store_Co de=bbs> &Store_Code=bbs or http://bargainbookstores.com/au.htm) I'm concerned about this issue because some customers are having trouble checking out and others are seeing the "do not enter" symbol at the bottom of IE 6. I fear that this will chase away some customers. I don't have a P3P in place but have noticed that the majority of other ecommerce sites don't either and I don't see the same problem occurring with those sites. Does anyone have an idea as to what is causing this? I would like to put a P3P in place but I am unable to do so because my host (Interland.com) refuses to add the proper line of code to the Apache server, furthermore, Miva Merchant refuses to accept the P3P CP data from Apache if correctly configured. Any Ideas on working around this problem? Thanks for your help, Ralf Scharnowski BargainBookStores.com Email: [email protected] Website: http://bargainbookstores.com ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C39EE5.AED96CD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} p.MsoAutoSig, li.MsoAutoSig, div.MsoAutoSig {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} span.EmailStyle17 {font-family:Arial; color:windowtext;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>I’m having difficulties with IE 6 randomly blocking cookies on my website, = <a href=3D"http://bargainbookstores.com/">http://bargainbookstores.com</a>.&= nbsp; </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>This issue only appears to exist with Windows XP Pro and IE 6 w/ privacy set = to medium or higher. My site uses an apache server running a Miva = Merchant shopping cart. My static pages (index.htm, etc) do not generate or = use cookies. Miva Merchant does use cookies to link specific customers = to their basket contents.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>The cookie blocking symbol often appears when opening the index page (<a href=3D"http://www.bargainbookstores.com/">www.bargainbookstores.com</a> = or bargainbookstores.com) and indicates that it is blocking cookies for all my page link graphic = files. </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>The problem links stay within my domain (example: <a href=3D"http://bargainbookstores.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=3DSFNT&= amp;Store_Code=3Dbbs">http://bargainbookstores.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?= Screen=3DSFNT&Store_Code=3Dbbs</a> or <a = href=3D"http://bargainbookstores.com/au.htm">http://bargainbookstores.com= /au.htm</a>)</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>I’m concerned about this issue because some customers are having trouble = checking out and others are seeing the “do not enter” symbol at the = bottom of IE 6. I fear that this will chase away some = customers.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>I don’t have a P3P in place but have noticed that the majority of other = ecommerce sites don’t either and I don’t see the same problem occurring with = those sites. </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Does anyone have an idea as to what is causing this?</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>I would like to put a P3P in place but I am unable to do so because my = host (Interland.com) refuses to add the proper line of code to the Apache = server, furthermore, Miva Merchant refuses to accept the P3P CP data from Apache = if correctly configured. Any Ideas on working around this = problem?</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Thanks for your help,</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Ralf Scharnowski</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>BargainBookStores.com</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Email: <a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">rscharnowski@bargainbo= okstores.com</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Website: <a = href=3D"http://bargainbookstores.com">http://bargainbookstores.com</a></s= pan></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> </body> </html> ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C39EE5.AED96CD0--