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We do not use cookies to store your personal information. However, we do use session-cookies to keep track of your login state (as a security precaution and to protect your privacy, if you have not performed a session activity within a couple of minutes you will be logged out).
What type of browser are you using?
Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer 6.x:
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In Internet Explorer click on "Tools" at the top of the window.
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Select "Internet Options".
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Click on the "Privacy" tab.
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In the center of the "Privacy" tab screen, there should be an "Advanced" button. Click this button.
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Ensure that "Override automatic cookie handling" is checked.
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First and Third party cookies should be set to "Accept"
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Check "Always allow session cookies"
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Click on "OK"
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Exit Internet Explorer and restart your browser
Internet Explorer 5.x (Windows):
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From the Tools menu, click [Internet Options].
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Click the [Security] tab.
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Click the [Custom Level] button.
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Click on the "Advanced" button
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Scroll down through the window to locate the Cookie Section. Internet Explorer 5 contains two separate locations where cookies are changed:
Allow Cookies that are stored on your computer.
Allow per-session Cookies, not stored.
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Enable your cookies at each location.
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Click [OK].
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Exit Internet Explorer and restart your browser
Internet Explorer 5.x (Macintosh):
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Click Edit
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Select Preferences
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Under the Receiving Files option, select Cookies
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Under "When receiving cookies:" select the desired level of cookie acceptance
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Click OK to finish
Netscape
Netscape Navigator 7.x
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Click Edit on the Toolbar.
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Click Preferences
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Click the Privacy and Security category; expand the list to show the subcategories.
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Click Cookies
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Three options are displayed. Do the following:
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Check "Enable all cookies"
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If you want to be notified when a web site tries to set a cookie, select "Warn me before accepting a cookie."
NOTE:
If the changes below do not work for you, please minimize the AOL Browser and open and use a SEPARATE browser like Internet Explorer or Netscape.
Properly Enabling Cookies on AOL 9.0:
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Click on the AOL "Settings" icon near the top of your AOL window.
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In the "Essentials" section, click on "Internet [Web] Options"
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Click on the "Privacy" tab.
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Click on the "Advanced" button
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Ensure that "Override automatic cookie handling" is checked.
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First and Third party cookies should be set to "Accept"
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Check "Always allow session cookies"
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Click on "OK"
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Click "Apply" and then "OK"
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Exit AOL and restart your computer (This step is important. Do not skip.)
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From the File menu, choose Preferences.
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Click the Privacy category.
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Check Enable Cookies.
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From the Normal Cookies drop-down menu, select Automatically accept all cookies.
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From the Third Part drop-down menu, select Automatically accept all cookies.
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Click OK.
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Select Tools | Options... from the main menu.
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Select Privacy from the left panel of options.
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Expand the Cookies options on the right.
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Select "Enable Cookies."
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Select "for the originating website only."
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From the Safari Menu, choose Preferences.
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Click the Security icon.
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In the "Accept Cookies" selection box, chose Always or Only from sites you navigate to.
Modify your security/firewall/anti-virus software settings
Security/firewall/anti-virus software can sometimes affect how browsers handle cookies. Please make sure you have cookies enabled in your software, or add "metgaming.com" to your "safe list" of sites.
Zone Alarm
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In Zone Alarm, select Privacy.
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Under Cookie Control, click Custom
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In Custom Privacy Settings:
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Uncheck the box that says "Block session cookies"
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Uncheck the box that says "Block persistent cookies"
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Uncheck the box that says "Remove private header information".
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Uncheck the box that says "Expire Cookies"
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Click OK.
Norton Personal Firewall
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Double click on the Norton Personal Firewall icon in the tray.
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Click on the Open option in the pop-up menu.
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Click the Options icon in the Norton SystemWorks menu box.
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Click on the Personal Firewall option in the Options menu box.
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Click the Advanced Options button at the bottom of the Norton Personal Firewall Options menu box to retrieve the default settings menu box.
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Make sure you are in the "Web" tab. There may be several domains already listed in this area.
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Click on the Add Site button at the bottom of the Web defaults window.
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You will need to enter "metgaming.com" (without the quotes) as a new default. This should active the default rules section of that window.
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Make sure the Cookies and Referer (under Browsing Privacy) are set to permit as a default rule for the metgaming.com domain.
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Click OK, then click OK again.
McAfee Privacy Service
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Right-click the red "M" icon by your system clock.
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Click "Privacy Service."
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Click "Options."
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The McAfee Privacy Service window appears. Click the "Cookies" tab.
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Enter each website address from which you would like to allow cookies.
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Click "Add."
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Once completed, close the window.
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