I'm still playing with it and learning how to manage security.
You can set parameters from tools/options/ privacy to clear whatever you
want when turning Firefox off. For instance I clear everything but saved
passwords. When you do that you need to set cookie exceptions for
cookies that you need to run certain software. You can also see when a
site is trying to set a cookie and decide weather or not you want to
allow it. Beware of tracking cookies from sites like coremetrics that
try to hitch a ride.
Thats all for now.
Jim

jim wrote:
I'm still playing with it and learning how to manage security.
You can set parameters from tools/options/ privacy to clear whatever you
want when turning Firefox off. For instance I clear everything but saved
passwords. When you do that you need to set cookie exceptions for
cookies that you need to run certain software. You can also see when a
site is trying to set a cookie and decide weather or not you want to
allow it. Beware of tracking cookies from sites like coremetrics that
try to hitch a ride.
Thats all for now.
Jim


Why go through all that trouble? Are you afraid your wife is going to
trace your steps through porno sites?

"jim" wrote in message ...
I'm still playing with it and learning how to manage security.
You can set parameters from tools/options/ privacy to clear whatever you
want when turning Firefox off. For instance I clear everything but saved
passwords. When you do that you need to set cookie exceptions for cookies
that you need to run certain software. You can also see when a site is
trying to set a cookie and decide weather or not you want to allow it.
Beware of tracking cookies from sites like coremetrics that try to hitch a
ride.
Thats all for now.
Jim

I don't know if you've heard of RoboForm, a terrific password manager. If
you visit a lot of sights that require signing in like I do, I find it a
very useful utility. If you so choose, it will generate very secure
passwords automatically, fill in commonly used forms, etc.

They do offer a free trial.

http://www.roboform.com/php/pums/rfp...en&affid=goog4

On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:16:36 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:


"jim" wrote in message ...
I'm still playing with it and learning how to manage security.
You can set parameters from tools/options/ privacy to clear whatever you
want when turning Firefox off. For instance I clear everything but saved
passwords. When you do that you need to set cookie exceptions for cookies
that you need to run certain software. You can also see when a site is
trying to set a cookie and decide weather or not you want to allow it.
Beware of tracking cookies from sites like coremetrics that try to hitch a
ride.
Thats all for now.
Jim

I don't know if you've heard of RoboForm, a terrific password manager. If
you visit a lot of sights that require signing in like I do, I find it a
very useful utility. If you so choose, it will generate very secure
passwords automatically, fill in commonly used forms, etc.

I normally use " Eat**** ". Easy to remember.

Casady

D.Duck wrote:
"jim" wrote in message ...
I'm still playing with it and learning how to manage security.
You can set parameters from tools/options/ privacy to clear whatever you
want when turning Firefox off. For instance I clear everything but saved
passwords. When you do that you need to set cookie exceptions for cookies
that you need to run certain software. You can also see when a site is
trying to set a cookie and decide weather or not you want to allow it.
Beware of tracking cookies from sites like coremetrics that try to hitch a
ride.
Thats all for now.
Jim

I don't know if you've heard of RoboForm, a terrific password manager. If
you visit a lot of sights that require signing in like I do, I find it a
very useful utility. If you so choose, it will generate very secure
passwords automatically, fill in commonly used forms, etc.

They do offer a free trial.

http://www.roboform.com/php/pums/rfp...en&affid=goog4


Thanks Don, I'm not sure I need a password manager. I'm not even sure I
know what a password manager can do for me. I'll take a look at RoboForm
as you suggest.

On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:33:12 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:16:36 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:


"jim" wrote in message ...
I'm still playing with it and learning how to manage security.
You can set parameters from tools/options/ privacy to clear whatever you
want when turning Firefox off. For instance I clear everything but saved
passwords. When you do that you need to set cookie exceptions for cookies
that you need to run certain software. You can also see when a site is
trying to set a cookie and decide weather or not you want to allow it.
Beware of tracking cookies from sites like coremetrics that try to hitch a
ride.
Thats all for now.
Jim

I don't know if you've heard of RoboForm, a terrific password manager. If
you visit a lot of sights that require signing in like I do, I find it a
very useful utility. If you so choose, it will generate very secure
passwords automatically, fill in commonly used forms, etc.

I normally use " Eat**** ". Easy to remember.

Just use this: 1q2w3e4r.
Can't be cracked.

--Vic

wrote:
On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:06:51 -0400, A Boater wrote:

Why go through all that trouble? Are you afraid your wife is going to
trace your steps through porno sites?

If you block cookies you get less spam. This is from someone who uses
my real email address everywhere. When I stopped using Google when I
was logged in somewhere and stopped keeping cookies my spam dropped to
almost nothing.


I don't visit that many sites, and many of the ones I do visit like
cookies. Most of the spam I might receive goes to an account I have set
up just for spam, and it requires no attention from me.

WaIIy wrote:
On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:55:41 -0400, jim wrote:

I'm still playing with it and learning how to manage security.
You can set parameters from tools/options/ privacy to clear whatever you
want when turning Firefox off. For instance I clear everything but saved
passwords. When you do that you need to set cookie exceptions for
cookies that you need to run certain software. You can also see when a
site is trying to set a cookie and decide weather or not you want to
allow it. Beware of tracking cookies from sites like coremetrics that
try to hitch a ride.
Thats all for now.
Jim

I would suggest a more secure method for you passwords.

You might like this:

http://keepass.info/

Wally,
Originally this message was intended to go out on email only but
apparently I messed up and sent it to rec.boats too. No harm done. You
guys have got me interested in learning about password managers,
although I don't see, right now, what advantage they offer over the way
Firefox manages passwords and user names.
Thanks,
Jim

"jim" wrote in message
...
WaIIy wrote:
On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:55:41 -0400, jim wrote:

I'm still playing with it and learning how to manage security.
You can set parameters from tools/options/ privacy to clear whatever you
want when turning Firefox off. For instance I clear everything but saved
passwords. When you do that you need to set cookie exceptions for
cookies that you need to run certain software. You can also see when a
site is trying to set a cookie and decide weather or not you want to
allow it. Beware of tracking cookies from sites like coremetrics that
try to hitch a ride.
Thats all for now.
Jim

I would suggest a more secure method for you passwords.

You might like this:

http://keepass.info/

Wally,
Originally this message was intended to go out on email only but
apparently I messed up and sent it to rec.boats too. No harm done. You
guys have got me interested in learning about password managers, although
I don't see, right now, what advantage they offer over the way Firefox
manages passwords and user names.
Thanks,
Jim


I do quite a bit of Internet buying. RoboForm stores all your pertinent
information such as name, billing address, mailing address, credit card
info, etc. When doing an online purchase and I get to the point in the
process where this information is required, one click and the information is
filled in by RoboForm.

When going to a web site that requires logon information, I click on a
RoboForm link and the site is opened and I'm logged in all with a single
click.

When I start my day I check 11 different financial web sites where I have
accounts. RoboForm makes the task extremely quick with a single click to
open each account.

Not for everyone, for me it's great.

"D.Duck" wrote in message
...

"jim" wrote in message
...
WaIIy wrote:
On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:55:41 -0400, jim wrote:

I'm still playing with it and learning how to manage security.
You can set parameters from tools/options/ privacy to clear whatever
you want when turning Firefox off. For instance I clear everything but
saved passwords. When you do that you need to set cookie exceptions for
cookies that you need to run certain software. You can also see when a
site is trying to set a cookie and decide weather or not you want to
allow it. Beware of tracking cookies from sites like coremetrics that
try to hitch a ride.
Thats all for now.
Jim

I would suggest a more secure method for you passwords.

You might like this:

http://keepass.info/

Wally,
Originally this message was intended to go out on email only but
apparently I messed up and sent it to rec.boats too. No harm done. You
guys have got me interested in learning about password managers, although
I don't see, right now, what advantage they offer over the way Firefox
manages passwords and user names.
Thanks,
Jim


I do quite a bit of Internet buying. RoboForm stores all your pertinent
information such as name, billing address, mailing address, credit card
info, etc. When doing an online purchase and I get to the point in the
process where this information is required, one click and the information
is filled in by RoboForm.

When going to a web site that requires logon information, I click on a
RoboForm link and the site is opened and I'm logged in all with a single
click.

When I start my day I check 11 different financial web sites where I have
accounts. RoboForm makes the task extremely quick with a single click to
open each account.

Not for everyone, for me it's great.


I avoid filling out on line forms whenever possible and try to do business
over the phone instead. It just feels safer to me.
As far as logging onto sites goes, in most cases, when I open a site I am
presented with the logon screen and the name and password are already filled
in. All I need to do is click the logon button. The only exception to that I
have found is on line banking which requires me to enter all the logon
information each time I logon. I am happy with that and wouldn't change it
if I could.
I will continue to look at Robo Form but I don't think I have a need for it.
Thanks,
Raphael, AKA Jim