On 8/16/13 8:43 PM, Geoff Welsh wrote: > David E. Ross wrote: >> On 8/16/13 12:50 PM, Geoff Welsh wrote: >>> David E. Ross wrote: >>>> On 8/15/13 6:39 PM, Geoff Welsh wrote: >>>>> David E. Ross wrote: >>>>>> On 8/13/13 9:19 AM, rjkrjk wrote: >>>>>>> http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2013/08/13/mxp-salute-sot-navy-chief-surprises-wife-irpt.hln.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> SM2.20 WinXP SP3 P4 3.0Ghz 2Gb >>>>>>> current version of Adobe Flash 11 is current >>>>>>> >>>>>>> anyone else not able to view CNN video's ( see above) >>>>>>> the ad that runs prior to the video is Ok- other new video's Ok >>>>>>> (BBC.com) >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> When I go to that link, I see the video of the advertisement. Then, >>>>>> everything stops. This happens not only with my extensions but also in >>>>>> safe mode. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have tried spoofing Firefox/23. I have tried disabling AdBlock Plus. >>>>>> I have tried enabling HTML5media. None of that helps. >>>>>> >>>>> D.E.R, >>>>> did you try erasing all cookies right after you did the spoofing and >>>>> disabling? >>>>> >>>> >>>> I just now tried it after erasing ALL cookies. (Fortunately, my >>>> cookies.sqlite file is marked read-only.) ..... >>>> >>> >>> maybe refusing new cookies is the whole problem? >>> GW >>> >> >> Not only did I set my preference to allow ALL cookies, but I also >> enabled Flash to write Web site data to my hard drive. I still cannot >> see the news item, only the ad. >> > > but doesn't your "cookies.sqlite file is marked read-only" contradict > the SM preference to accept cookies? > > GW >
I believe cookies are written to cookies.sqlite when SeaMonkey terminates. This happens well after I have visited the Web sites that sent the cookies. Thus, the sites act as if they have indeed set persistent cookies when, actually, they have set only session cookies. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> Concerned about someone (e.g., the government) snooping into your E-mail? Use PGP. See my <http://www.rossde.com/PGP/> _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
