I have cookies turned on, using the following option: Accept only cookies that
get sent back to the original sender

I think this may be a network issue.  Some are getting thru while others are
having trouble.

L.A. Barnes

Barry Lake wrote:

> At 10:31 AM -0700 10/18/99, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> >I received an email from the NEW?  HP IT Resource center, some lister
> >probably have too.  I will include the email here.  I've tried accessing
> >the new web site and I get an error message saying the url can't be
> >found, or the web sites server may be down.
> >
> >If anyone else has received this email I would like to know if they are
> >having the same trouble I am having.
>
> Do you have cookies turned off?
>
> I just tried to access the site, and could not as long as I denied cookies.
> I declined at least 50 cookies, noting that the server seemed to be caught
> in some kind of loop not being able to set cookies. So I finally relented.
> Once I accepted cookies the site loaded just fine.
>
> This is very annoying. IMHO, a site that requires cookies in order to
> function normally is flawed. The only exceptions are perhaps online
> shopping sites that use cookies to track what's in your "shopping cart", or
> perhaps secure financial sites, like banks and brokerage firms. Aside from
> these, requiring cookies is a bogus practice.
>
> Let the flame war begin.
>
> Barry Lake                                 [log in to unmask]
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