Why "Cookies" Affect My Login
Why Use Cookies? We use session cookies to
indicate each user's status when logged into the CNS web site. These
cookies are never stored on your hard disk and are only live during
your current browser session.
Are Cookies Safe?
We only use session cookies - cookies that go away
as soon as you close your browser or log out of the CNS website.
A cookie cannot be used to extract information from
your system. You can not get a virus from a cookie.
How Can I Tell If My Cookies Are
On? If you ended up here, they probably are not turned on.
Follow the step by step
instructions below to enable "Cookies" on the browser that you are using.
Enabling Cookies in Internet Explorer (General)
- From Internet Explorer, select Tools, Options,
and click on the Security tab.
- Click on the Internet zone, then click on Custom
Level.
- Scroll down to Cookies and click within the
Enable radio buttons beneath Allow cookies that are
stored on your computer and Allow per-session cookies (not
stored).
- Click on OK. When asked if you really want to change
security levels, choose Yes. Click on OK again to
return to Internet Explorer.
For Internet Explorer 6:
- Click the Tools button on the top menu bar of your browser.
- Next, select Internet Options.
- Click on the Privacy Tab
- You will see a vertical scroll bar.
- Click and drag the marker to the bottom, when you do this a
message will appear on the right stating something like "Accept
All Cookies"
- Click the "Apply" button so that it takes effect. You might
need to restart the browser.
For Internet Explorer 5:
- Click the Tools button on the top menu bar of your browser.
- Next, select Internet Options.
- Click on Security.
- Click on Custom Settings... (you may have to click on Default
Level first).
- Scroll down until you see "Cookies."
- Set "Allow cookies that are stored on your computer" to
"Enable."
For Internet Explorer 4:
- Click the View button on the top menu bar of your browser.
- Next, select Internet Options.
- Click on Advanced.
- Scroll down until you see "Cookies."
- Select Always accept cookies.
Enabling Cookies in Internet Explorer 4.x for Macintosh
- From Internet Explorer, select Preferences from the
Edit menu.
- Click on the option Receiving files, and click on
Cookies.
- On the right side of the window, next to When receiving
cookies:, make sure that either Never ask, Ask for
each site, or Ask for each cookie is selected.
- Click on OK.
Enabling Cookies in Netscape
- From Netscape, select Edit, then choose
Preferences.
- Select Advanced from the menu on the left side of the
Preferences window.
- On the right side of the window, click within either the
Accept all cookies radio button or the Accept only
cookies that get sent back to the originating server.
- Click on OK to return to Netscape.
AOL 9.0
- From the AOL Toolbar, click Preferences.
- Click www on the left hand portion of the screen, the image should look like a globe.
- Click the 5th tab at the top labeled Cookies.
- Check Enable all cookies.
- Click OK.
AOL 8.0
- From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings.
- Select Preferences.
- Select Internet Properties. (WWW)
- Select the Privacy tab.
- Select Advanced.
- Deselect override automatic cookie handling button.
- Click OK to exit.
AOL 7.0 with IE 6.x
- From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings.
- Select Preferences.
- Select Internet Properties. (WWW)
- Select the Privacy tab.
- Select Advanced.
- Deselect override automatic cookie handling button.
- Click OK to exit.
AOL 7.0 with IE 5.5
- From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings.
- Select Preferences.
- Select Internet Properties. (WWW)
- Select the Security tab.
- Select the Custom Level tab.
- Under "Allow Cookies that are stored on your computer" click "Enable".
- Under "Allow per-session cookies (not stored)" click "Enable".
- Select OK, Yes you want to save the settings.
AOL, version 6.0:
- Click on Settings>Preferences.
- Click on Internet Properties.
- Click on Security.
- Click on Custom Level... (you may have to click on Default
Level first).
- Scroll down until you see "Cookies."
- Set "Allow cookies that are stored on your computer" to
"Enable."
AOL, version 5.0 or earlier:
- Click on My AOL at the top of the screen.
- Click on WWW in the left column.
- Click on Advanced Settings ...
- In the left column, under Receiving Files, click on Cookies.
- Next to "When receiving cookies:" choose "Never ask."
- Click OK.
- Click OK.
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