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when i try to load the AAA Michigan web site Firefox automatically switches me to the AAA Auto Club South web site. WTF?

TPJANNETTA
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When I attempt to load this URL: http://michigan.aaa.com/home.jsp?zip=48134 Firefox switches to this URL: http://autoclubsouth.aaa.com/?zip=32922&devicecd=PC. Even when I type in the entire michigan.aaa string I still get switched. How do I overcome this?

When I attempt to load this URL: http://michigan.aaa.com/home.jsp?zip=48134 Firefox switches to this URL: http://autoclubsouth.aaa.com/?zip=32922&devicecd=PC. Even when I type in the entire michigan.aaa string I still get switched. How do I overcome this?

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cor-el
cor-el
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Clear the cache and remove cookies only from websites that cause problems.

"Clear the Cache":

  • Firefox > Preferences > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: "Clear Now"

"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:

  • Firefox > Preferences > Privacy > "Use custom settings for history" > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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The AAA site does geolocation, so if you are connecting through an IP address that can be traced to SoCal, this may continue to happen.

In my case, if I try http://www.aaa.com/ the site immediately redirects to http://www.aaa.com/scripts/WebObjects.dll/ZipCode.woa/wa/route which come back and sets a cookie named zipcode that contains my zip code. So from there it's preordained that I'm going to end up on the site associated with that zip code.

An example of a service for doing this is: http://freegeoip.net/ (unless you have disabled JavaScript, it will refresh with this information immediately)