are there issues with Firefox 2.0.0.1 and Canada Post's ePost?

[Peter Whittaker]

On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 19:34 -0500, G Mc.Pherson wrote:
> Up to a few weeks ago, I was able to log into both my Yahoo mail and 
> Google mail from my Ubuntu based home machine. The problem is that with 
> Yahoo mail, I am repetitively questioned to enter my password without 
> ever getting into my mail account.

Do you have cookie management software/extensions installed? I ask
because this behaviour is what I see under FireFox when first accessing
a site that requires passwords: Until I remember to hit Alt-C and enable
cookies for that site, I get exactly the behaviour you describe. Without
cookies, the "next page" does not know you're authenticated and sends
you back to the authentication page.

I am running FireFox 2.0.0.2 under Feisty 2.6.20-9 and everything works.
I have no problems with accessing gmail, my bank accounts, sites with
lots o' flash, etc.

Re cookie management, I use the "Permit Cookies" extension - simple,
straightforward, lightweight - and disable all cookies by default. Then,
when I hit a site that I want to visit* that needs cookies, I enable
them by bringing up the extension with alt-c (or clicking on the C in
the bottom right portion of the status bar, near Adblock and
linkification).

* I generally eschew sites that require cookies for no good reason. I
don't think I've met one yet that had so much to offer that I'd permit
it to track my access. Password-authenticated sites are another matter -
if I felt it was worth signing up, well, 'nuff said. :->

pww

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