[Web4lib] Firefox cookie problem with EZproxy access

[Micah Stevens]

Are third-party cookies accepted?

You could use Firebug (an extension for Firefox) to take a look at the
headers sent from the server and see what it's trying to do. That would
probably shed some light on things. On the other hand, the server may be
making a mistake due to some Javascript ideosyncracy with Firefox. I'd
start with looking at the headers sent just before the error page.

Hope that helps.

-Micah

On 11/10/2008 06:18 PM, Stephen.Barnett at nt.gov.au wrote:
> Any ideas on this issue? The NT Government IT people  do not support the Firefox
> browser so I'm not getting any help from that quarter!!
>
> When using Firefox to attempt using our Elibrary resources I get this error (as
> do my clients, well at least the client  that just came in) trying to access our
> databases through Ezproxy!!!
>
> "Licensing agreements for these databases require that access be extended only
> to authorized users. Once you have been validated by this system, a "cookie" is
> sent to your browser as an ongoing indication of your authorization to access
> these databases. This cookie only needs to be set once during login.
>
>
> If you are using a firewall or network privacy program, you may need to
> reconfigure it to allow cookies to be set from this server.
>
>
> As you access databases, they may also use cookies. Your ability to use those
> databases may depend on whether or not you allow those cookies to be set.
>
>
> To login again, click here." [ here is http://ezpdhcs.nt.gov.au/login]
>
>
> Cookies are set to be accepted.  I have no other problem using Firefox, its just
> with our own resources!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
>
> Stephen Michael Barnett
>
> A/Reference Services Librarian
> Information Access and Education Unit
>
> Department of Health & Families
> Northern Territory Government
>
> http://www.health.nt.gov.au/library
> Tel: 08 89228664
> International: +61 8 8922 8664
> Fax: 08 8922 7777
> Mobile: 0402852901
>
> stephen.barnett at nt.gov.au
> PO Box 40596 Casuarina 0811
>
> Northern Territory, Australia
> Building 4, Royal Darwin Hospital, Rocklands Drive,
> Tiwi 0810 NT
>
>
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