Re: [LUG] Firefox and The Guardian

["Michael Mortimore" <nospamformike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:03:46 +0100, Simon Robert  
<simon.robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm using firefox 3.5 on kubuntu, The Guardian is my home page. The
> problem is that when I open it I get a message saying the page is being
> directed in a way that cannot be resolved. I can solve this by deleting
> a cookie called GU_MI, there are up to seven copies of this cookie which
> I guess all refer to each other thus causing the problem?
>
> Where does ff keep cookies? Where could I put a script to delete them
> during boot up? I've done a search on GU_MI, but it obviously isn't
> stored under this name.
I presume it's a recurring problem. You can tell firefox to block cookies  
from the guardian website.
Edit->preferences->privacy->exceptions. Hopefully that would help. Seems  
easier than having to write a script to sort it out for you.

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