Do you need to log in each time you visit?

[Harry]

Be sure to click the REMEMBER ME box before clicking Log In. Otherwise, if you find that you need to log in each time that you visit this site, you have a cookie problem. Your log-in information and site preferences are stored in a cookie file on your own computer.

Know that www.smokstak.com and www.enginads.com are two entirely different web site domains as far as the cookie files are concerned.

(If you mess up cookie control in your web browser, you must at least allow cookies from enginads.com and smokstak.com as that is how your user name and password is remembered from one session to another.)

In Firefox: tools > options > privacy > exceptions

In Internet Explorer go to > tools > internet options > privacy > sites

Add: www.smokstak.com to your list of sites to allow cookies. Also add: www.enginads.com

If you are using Norton Internet Security or other FIREWALL, set your firewall to allow www.smokstak.com and www.enginads.com pop-ups and access. (We do not use pop-ups for ads, pop-ups are strictly informational about operating this site.) Also, we use HTTP_REFERER to keep other web sites from filching our graphics. You must allow HTTP_REFERER in your firewall to see our graphics!

Sometimes cookie files can get overloaded. On Internet Explorer, go to > tools > Internet Options > Delete Files (these are temporary cache files) If you want to delete all cookies, make sure that you have all your passwords written down!

I run this site daily with Firefox 3 and I use Internet Explorer 6 for testing. I also have access to IE7 and AOL.

-- Harry

Additional Information: (You are on your own with this...)

If you are continuously being asked to log into your account, you will need to enable session cookies. To do so, follow these steps:

For Internet Explorer 5.5 and below:

• Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.
• Double-click Internet Options.
• Select the Security tab.
• Click Custom Level.
• Scroll to the prompt Allow per-session cookies.
• Select Enable and click OK to save your changes.
• Click OK.

For Internet Explorer 6.0:

• Click Start, Settings, Control Panel (or click Start, then Control Panel for Windows XP).
• Double-click Internet Options.
• Select Privacy.
• Click Advanced.
• Check the box that reads Override automatic cookie handling.
• Check the box that reads Always allow session cookies.
• Click OK.

If you continue to experience problems logging in, follow these steps:

• Click Start.
• Go to Settings and click Control Panel.
• Click the Internet Options icon.
• Click Content.
• Scroll down and click Auto Complete.
• Click Clear Passwords and Clear Forms.
• Click General.
• In the middle of the screen, click Settings.
• At the bottom of the page, click View Files.
• Select all of the items by going to Edit and clicking Select All.
• On your keyboard, press Delete.
• Click OK to close all windows.

If this does not resolve the issue, you will need to upgrade your web browser.

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/