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How to Setup JavaScript and Cookies for Your Browser


PREFACE:

To operate properly, Switch Online's Webmail needs to work with a browser that is both JavaScript and Cookies enabled. The instructions that follow will instruct you on how to enable these functions in your browser.

  1. Internet Explorer version 4.x/5.x

    From the Internet Explorer Main Menu, click on "View" (or "Tools" in IE 5.x), "Internet Options", "Advanced".

    Do one of the following:
    • Click on "Restore Defaults", "Apply" (if illuminated), and "OK". Close and reopen Internet Explorer.
      or
    • Scroll down to "Cookies" and select either "Always Accept" or "Prompt Before Accepting".
    • Scroll down to "Java VM" and select "Java JIT Compiler Enabled".
    • Click "Apply" and "OK". Close and reopen Internet Explorer.

  2. Internet Explorer version 6.x

    From the Internet Explorer Main Menu, click on "Tools" and then "Internet Options".

    • Click on the "Privacy" Tab.
    • Move the slide bar on the left, to the buttom so it reads "Accept All Cookies" to the right.
    • Click "Apply" and "OK". Close and reopen Internet Explorer.

  3. Netscape Communicator versions 4.x

    • From the Netscape Communicator Main Menu, Click "Edit", "Preferences".
    • Under "Category", click on the word "Advanced".
    • Be sure that "Enable Java Script" is checked.
    • Under "Cookies", be sure that either "Accept All" or "Accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server"is checked.
    • Click "OK". Close and reopen Netscape Communicator.