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Discussion in 'Microsoft Mail (Outlook / OE / Windows Mail)' started by BobbyScot, 2019/01/12.

  1. 2019/01/22
    retiredlearner

    retiredlearner SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    Bobby I have used Mozilla Firefox browser for years and in the Options > Privacy & Security > Firefox enables you to set cookie controls the way you want.
    Why don't you try it and see if it answers your questions. You can uninstall it if you don't like it.
    IE and Edge will also allow you to change settings to suit your needs.
     
  2. 2019/01/22
    BobbyScot

    BobbyScot Geek Member Thread Starter

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    RL, I found that MS Edge has no option to enter Option/Tools as IE11 has. I maybe wrong?
     

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    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    I have never used any of those programs but never, well, almost never fail to create a monthly image of my system. I make sure that I know what gets installed on my system. I think twice or even thrice before installing anything which limits the need to uninstall and uninstalling often leaves debris. That's when I benefit from my images. If I have installed some program that I don't like or the installation wasn't optimal, then I restore the most recent image and there is not a trace of that "mistake". If I get "hit" by malware, I probably won't be a victim seeking assistance over at Broni's "place", I'll just restore the most recent image. That is the basis of my security strategy and keeping a clean system.

    Others will have to advice on cleaning programs but I would never let such a program make the decisions (run actively in the background) but only on my command. I have come to the conclusion that using the built in cleaning options in Mozilla Firefox (a browser that I, like retiredlearner recommend) is good enough.

    For many years, I used Norton Internet Security which was a suite of an AntiVirus program and a FireWall. I stopped using it when it started poking its nose into my system by bundling "management components" that I didn't want. Today, I only use what Microsoft provides, Defender on Windows 10 and Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows 7 in combination with the built-in firewall.

    I told you about the options in IE11 to manage cookies. Since I don't use it, IE11 on my system is clean. I made two tests. When IE11 was set to "automatic cookie management", after opening and logging in on WindowsBBS, 14 cookies had been dropped on the system. I cleaned it all and set IE11 to "block third party cookies", relogged in on WindowsBBS and found only 3 cookies but noticed no change in the behaviour of the site.

    Now, if something should go wrong, I have images of my system to restore and don't worry too much. I don't know if you use an imaging program, if you don't, you may want to make different choices.

    I do however recommend to try Mozilla Firefox. All your Favorites (Bookmarks in FF) can be imported from IE11. If you don't like it, uninstall it!
     
  5. 2019/01/22
    BobbyScot

    BobbyScot Geek Member Thread Starter

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    Christer, good advice and thanks of making aware to me. I use AOMEI for my images saving, though not too at ease using it, as the Restore part can be troublesome, well to me anyway. I find the least troublesome Antivirus is MS Defender, it has so far kept me safe enough. At my age in life, habits die hard, reason for keeping IE11 but shortly MS is scheduled to drop it and without updates. Certainly Edge is not friendly, what it gives you is all you get.
     
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    MrBill

    MrBill SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    Like I said earlier, try Mozilla Firefox.

    In Edge, at the top of the page you find "three dots". A click on them will give a dropdown menu with the settings at the bottom.
     
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    retiredlearner

    retiredlearner SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    Bobby, In Edge > Settings did you look in Privacy & Security? o_O
    You have 3 Options to deal with cookies! ;)
     
  9. 2019/01/23
    BobbyScot

    BobbyScot Geek Member Thread Starter

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    RL and Christer, my thanks for your help appreciated. I have searched for this setting with no results until now, again my thanks.
    Bill, yes I have read of MS making Edge obsolete in the next Win10 update (April 2019) and changing with a Chromium base browser. Does this perhaps mean trouble for users of Edge. What has put me off, are poor reports on Mozilla Firefox, but your judgement in the past has proved excellent advice and certainly worth a try.
     
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    retiredlearner

    retiredlearner SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    Bobby, As I have stated in the past, I have used Firefox since Version 1 and it's latest version is 64.0.2!
    I have been a happy camper all the time and would not recommend using it if I was in any way dissatisfied with it.
     
  11. 2019/01/23
    BobbyScot

    BobbyScot Geek Member Thread Starter

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    RL, I do respect in what you say, my only reason for hesitating in doing so is taking on a new software of which I know nothing about it. After all this Saturday, I reach a new year at being 88 years of age and with all the complications that goes with it.
     
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    BobbyScot

    BobbyScot Geek Member Thread Starter

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    RL, well I have taken the plunge, installed FireFox. Startup page, shows several icon of sites that I never use or shall ever do - how can they be deleted from the opening window? further, I again need to sign in again at each session of BBS. Any guidance on FireFox will be most appreciated. Bobby.
     
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    Highly unlikely this is related to FireFox (FF), assuming you didn't change FF defaults. Like I've said before: most likely you have software deleting the BBS cookie
     
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    MrBill

    MrBill SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    I have used FF for years and never have had a problem. I know tons of others that do use it also. I bet that you will find people not liking any browser that you look at the reviews. FF is the only way to go. Try it, You will like it. You
    I agree 100%. FF won't delete cookies automatically. Don't know of any browser that would unless you tell it to. Some other program on you computer is doing this.
     
  15. 2019/01/24
    BobbyScot

    BobbyScot Geek Member Thread Starter

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    I will just sign in as at now, to find software being the cause is like to searching for a needle in a hay stack and most probably will never be found. Regards to FF, opening page at start up, shows various sites - are these permanent or can they be removed? I sincerely hope this does not apply to me exclusively.
     
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    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    These are not permanent and as you use the browser they are replaced by the sites that you use often. You don't have to change a thing.
     
  18. 2019/01/25
    BobbyScot

    BobbyScot Geek Member Thread Starter

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    rsinfo, unfortunately I am going to upset my helpers, as you say in FF browser replaces sites as I use them. The sizes of each sites, are rather large in size, making the screen looking congested. I notice under FF, I am required to sign in again each time I open BBS, removing FF again from computer, BBS is again making it unnecessary for me to sign in, each time that I access BBS.
     
  19. 2019/01/25
    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    There's absolutely no logic to this behaviour. Are you saying that installing Firefox made it necessary in IE11 to login each time but after uninstalling Firefox, IE11 again remembers your login?

    Since my computer speaks Swedish and so does my version of Firefox, it's difficult for me to guide you. My translations from Swedish to English may be confusing. There are settings in Firefox where you can exempt cookie mangement for individual sites, either "block", "allow for a session" or "allow". You could enter "windowsbbs.com" and set FF to allow.

    However, if the behaviour you descibe is for Firefox "out of the box", no changes made, default settings should allow all cookies and remembering logins should not be a problem.
     
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    BobbyScot

    BobbyScot Geek Member Thread Starter

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    Christer, as it is with my setup, install FF, I am required to sign in with visits to BBS, leaving me the choice. May I take this opportunity to say, that your English language is excellent and never would guess that you were from Sweden. Cookies to people like myself are a complete nightmare, and only serve for people to snoop around our computer gathering what we do on the net, and that should be private.
     
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    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    Well, thanks for the compliment but finding the exact correct terminolgy to avoid confusion requires some thought and research. I also have my Swedish - English - Swedish dictionary to hand. I have considered installing FF and other programs in English but that would almost be cheating ... :confused: ... !

    I don't understand what you mean by "leaving me the choice"?
     

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