Yep...that was the prob. I didn't install the security manager under linux. You might want to try Proxomitron ( http://proxomitron.org/ ) as a replacement for web washer. It allows me to go to hotmail, yahoo etc, but removes all the ads - you can aslo "extend" it to filter out stuff that you specify..................
"David W. Fenton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([2K2]) wrote in > <j%SM7.8553$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > >I also have the same problem. I click on "sign in" and nothing > >happens. The same thing happens with yahoo mail and grc.com (when > >I want to test my shields). I've got Mozilla 0.9.6 on both my > >win98 and Linux boxes and the problem only occurs on the linux > >box. I've used lynx on linux to go to the above sites without any > >probs...so...there's gotta be something wrong with Mozilla. > > Well, one new thing: I saw someone else complaining that they > couldn't get into any SSL sites, and realized that an installation > I'd done for a friend wouldn't load an SSL site, either. I didn't > install the Security Manager, as I didn't want anything but the > core browser. Apparently, though, not installing that disables all > HTTPS access, which seems kinda stupid to me, as a browser without > this it is pretty useless. In any event, I reinstalled, adding the > Security Manager, and now the login button works, however, it would > then just prompt me for my password again. That's progress, but no > enough! > > So, I tried with NS 4.08, which had previously worked just fine, > and found that it was not logging in properly, either, so I assumed > something was temporarily wrong with Hotmail. I just checked again, > and the same problem is there. > > Well, now I just tried connecting directly, bypassing WebWasher, > and it all went through without a problem. > > So, I have to figure out what exactly WebWasher is filtering that > is prohibiting the connection. It's clear that some change I made > to my WebWasher configuration is the reason that both browsers were > failing, probably some cookie block or something. > > But, I am now through to my Hotmail inbox using Mozilla. > > Progress, at least. > > I don't want to bypass WebWasher for this, though, since it's > easier to authorize just WebWasher to get through my firewall. > > Yep, that was the problem after installing the security manager. > > I just reconfigured WebWasher and now both browsers can get through > to Hotmail, and now from testing, I know that it was the WebWasher > cookie filter that was the problem for this second phase. > > Conclusion: > > 1. I hadn't installed the security manager, which was why the SIGN > IN button did nothing. > > 2. After installing it, it wasn't letting me in because WebWasher's > cookie filter is not compatible with Hotmail. > > Now I'm up and running, though it bothers me to not be able to use > WebWasher's cookie filter. > > But, fortunately, the Mozilla cookie management is now nearly > enough to fully replace what WebWasher offered. > > -- > David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton > dfenton at bway dot net http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc
