Cookie default action in 3.5.4

[leegold]

Hi,

Using 3.5.4 w/Linux. It seems that the default ability to remove
cookies at shutdown and some other related features have been turned
off. While I'm sure there's a way to go into about:config to change
this -- I am in a state a bewilderment why these defaults were turned
off!?! What is the TRUE reason?

As of now I won't use FF anymore. It make no sense to decrease
functionality for the USER, This is a noticeable trend. Therefore I
question integrity of the software since mysteries exist.

Bye

[propman]

leegold wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Using 3.5.4 w/Linux. It seems that the default ability to remove
> cookies at shutdown and some other related features have been turned
> off. While I'm sure there's a way to go into about:config to change
> this -- I am in a state a bewilderment why these defaults were turned
> off!?!

They don't look they have been turned off here (openSUSE 11.2 and FF3.5.4)

> What is the TRUE reason?
>
> As of now I won't use FF anymore.

???

> It make no sense to decrease
> functionality for the USER, This is a noticeable trend. Therefore I
> question integrity of the software since mysteries exist.

Have you actually confirmed this with other users of your distro?

[Chris Ilias]

In order to see the setting, you need to set "Firefox will:" to "Use
custom settings for history".

1. Go to Edit-->Preferences.
2. Select the Privacy panel.
3. Set "Firefox will:" to "Use custom settings for history". A bunch of
additional settings will appear.
4. Check mark "Clear history when Firefox closes".
5. Beside "Clear history when Firefox closes", click on [Settings...].
6. In the Settings window, uncheck everything except Cookies.

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