[Macpartners] Web Store still broken, since Friday

[John Canfield]

I've never had that problem with any of the ECAT sites I visit. Has it also just been happening since Friday?

(It's important to navigate to the vendor site by going through the SAP/ECAT portal each time, not via bookmarks or history lists. For the same reason, using the browser's "back" button will usually cause trouble.) 

Otherwise, does your problem only happen with particular vendors? 

Be aware that the cookie "Always" setting will allow sites you don't approve (advertising banners, sidebars etc.) to save cookies on your computer without telling you. How much of a security risk that is, I can't say. Personally, I find it creepy and wouldn't like them doing it to me. If it is your practice though, you might then also consider periodically resetting Safari or at least checking the cookie list and deleting the undesirables. 

Elmer - John



On Feb 11, 2010, at 2:25 PM, Helen Rose wrote:

> Actually, they DO have to be set to Always. When I set to "Only from sites I visit", the ECAT3 portal occasionally flakes out.

> On Feb 11, 2010, at 14:21 , John Canfield wrote:
> 
>> Actually, Helen, they don't have to (and probably shouldn't) be set to "Always". Instead, use the "Only from sites I visit" option. That, and running Cert-Aid should let you use ECAT just fine with Safari.