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How to enable cookies for Scour.com

Problem:

Running a search in Scour immediately logs out the user.

Possible Cause of Problem:

Cookies are not properly enabled for scour.com.

Problem Experience:

• Open your internet browser (Internet Explorer, Opera, Firefox, Safari, etc)
• Go to www.scour.com
• Log in
• Type something in the search box and hit Enter
• You will be logged out
• This happens every time you log in and run a search

Problem solution:

Select your browser for instructions.

• Internet Explorer
• Firefox
• Opera
• Safari

I use Internet Explorer:

• In the menu bar at the top, click 'Tools'
• Select 'Internet Options'

Using Internet Explorer 5 (and 6), the 'Tools' menu is located on the top left:

On Internet Explorer 7 (and 8), you'll find the 'Tools' menu on the top right:

• Select the 'Security' tab
• Select the 'Trusted Sites' icon (check-mark in green circle)
• Click the 'Sites' button

• Near the bottom of this window, un-check the box that says 'Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone'
• Under "Add this Web site to the zone", type scour.com
• Click the Add button
• Click OK
• Click OK in the main Options window

I use Firefox:

• In the menu bar at the top, click 'Tools'
• Select 'Options'

• Select the 'Privacy' tab
• Check 'Accept cookies from sites'
• Under 'Keep Until:' select 'they expire'
• Click the 'Exceptions' button

• Under 'Address of Web Site:' type scour.com
• Click Enable
• Click Close
• Click OK in the main Options window

I use Opera:

• Go to www.scour.com
• Right click anywhere on the left side of the screen, in the big blank white space
• Select 'Edit Site Preferences...'

• Select the 'Cookies' tab
• Select 'Accept Cookies'
• Make sure that the box for 'Delete new cookies when exiting Opera' is not checked
• Click OK

I use Safari:

• In the menu bar at the top, open the Tools menu (the picture of a gear)
• Select 'Preferences'

• Select the 'Security' tab
• Under 'Accept Cookies:', select 'Only from sites I visit' (the 'Always' option is OK too)
• Close the Preferences window