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Sites say cookies not enabled, but they are!

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My privacy setting are 'accept third party cookies' and I haven't changed this at all. However, since installing firefox more and more sites are telling me cookies are not enabled - but they are. This happens over time to EVERY firefox installation I have, no matter what machine its' on and no matter what OS - it starts fine gradually gets worse and worse rejecting more and more cookies! WHY!

My privacy setting are 'accept third party cookies' and I haven't changed this at all. However, since installing firefox more and more sites are telling me cookies are not enabled - but they are. This happens over time to EVERY firefox installation I have, no matter what machine its' on and no matter what OS - it starts fine gradually gets worse and worse rejecting more and more cookies! WHY!

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Check if the instructions in these articles help: Websites say cookies are blocked and Websites say cookies are disabled.

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I'd already got most of those settings - but I'll keen an eye on when it next happesn and try the rest of the fix. Thanks!

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A couple of more things: You should verify that cookies are permitted for the website. To do that, open the website and check cookie permissions in Tools > Page Info > Permissions.

Also, in case you are using a firewall, check if it is not blocking the cookies.

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Yup, done both those. SEEMS to be behaving now, but I'll not hold my breath. Thanks.

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Now its back again - Facebook is the latest 'victim' and say cookies not enabled on your browser - did all the fixes and still won't let me in.

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What does "Tools > Page Info > Permissions" show for Facebook?

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Well thats' interesting - even though cookies were enabled in the options menu - on this page they were blocked, but I was still having the same problem after allowing them! It only made a difference when I selected the allow for session option !