K-Squared Ramblings

Cookie Fortune

Spotted on the front window of a Pei Wei Asian Diner in Lake Forest.

Opera Cookie Weirdness Explained (sort of)

I finally figured out why I’ve had so much trouble logging into sites with the latest version of Opera! (I’ve actually had to log into My Opera using Firefox. How’s that for irony?)

It’s all down to “Treat as specified in Server Manager,” which seems to be either the default or the way an old preference got interpreted after upgrading. First of all, you get to Server Manager by clicking on the “Manage cookies…” button. I’d been looking for something labeled Server Manager and didn’t find anything. Secondly, it seems to mean “Ignore any cookie for a site that isn’t explicitly listed in Server Manager.”

Once I added my.opera.com to the list, I was able to log in.

I may switch to “Accept all cookies,” though, since I’ve finally figured out another cookie issue.
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