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Many readers are having problems accessing stories because of that, and one of the most asked questions is, how to enable cookies or how to make sure that cookies are enabled.

First thing to do is to make sure that the clock and date on your computer are set correctly. The server will set a cookie that expires 24 hours after the time that it is on the server itself, not on your computer. So if the date on your computer is more than 24 hours in the future, the cookie will be expired as soon as it is received, and you won't be able to access stories even if your browser accepts the cookie.

Here are step-by-step instructions for enabling or controlling cookies in recent versions of the two leading Internet browswers for Windows-based and Macintosh computers.

For A Windows PC

Explorer 6.x

- Select "Tools | Internet Options..." from the main menu.
- Change to the "Privacy" tab
- In the lower pane, under 'Web Sites' Click "Edit"
- In the First field under 'Address of Web site' type 'storiesonline.net' (without the quotes).
- Click 'Allow'
- The site's name should appear in the lower pane
- Click OK
- Click 'Apply'
- Click 'OK'

Explorer 5.x

- Select "Tools | Internet Options..." from the main menu.
- Change to the "Security" tab
- Click "Custom Level..."
- Scroll down to the "Cookies" section.
- To enable: Set "Allow cookie that are stored on your computer" to "Enable" Set "Allow per-session cookies" to "Enable"
- To be prompted: Set "Allow cookie that are stored on your computer" to "Prompt" Set "Allow per-session cookies" to "Prompt"
- Click "OK"

Explorer 4.x

- Select "View" and "Internet Options..." from the main menu.
- Click on the tab labeled "Security."
- Select "Custom" and click "Settings..."
- Scroll down to the "Security" section.
- To enable: Select "Always accept cookies"
- To be prompted: Select "Prompt before accepting cookies"
- Click "OK"

Netscape Navigator 4.x

- Select "Edit | Preferences..." from the main menu.
- Select "Advanced"
- To enable: Select "Accept all cookies" or "Accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server"
- To be prompted: Check "Warn me before accepting a cookie" and select "Accept all cookies" or "Accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server"
- Click "OK"

For Macintosh

Internet Explorer 5.x

- Choose "Preferences" from the Edit menu.
- Under the "Receiving Files" header on the left side, choose "Cookies."
- Next to "When receiving cookies," choose either "Never ask," "Ask for each site," or "Ask for each cookie" from the drop-down list.

Netscape Navigator/Communicator 4.x

- Select "Preferences" from the Edit menu
- Click on Advanced
- Select "accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server." If you choose to accept some cookies, you can also click "Warn me before accepting a cookie" to keep track.
- Click 'OK'

Netscape Navigator 6

- Select "Preferences" from the Edit menu
- Double-click on "Advanced."
- Click on "Cookies."
- Click on either "Enable cookies from the originating web site only." If you allow some cookies, you can also click "Warn me before storing a cookie."

If you have a different computer/platform/browser and you know how to activate cookies in it, please email us the instructions so that we can include them in this page. Thanks