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TRIFORCE89 replied on September 03, 2008 22:33 to the problem "Can't log in through Firefox, only Safari." in Pownce:

I've had this problem on Firefox on XP and Leopard. Using the mobile Pownce site instead works though.

Ken replied on July 18, 2008 18:10 to the problem "Can't log in through Firefox, only Safari." in Pownce:

Someone should fix this. Users have a right to disable Google Analytics cookies, and Pownce should respect that.

A comment on the problem "Can't log in through Firefox, only Safari." in Pownce:

you friggin rock! my issues were resolved long ago, but you get major cudos for figuring this out finally! – maxer, on June 03, 2008 04:23

Berk D. Demir replied on June 02, 2008 01:44 to the problem "Can't log in through Firefox, only Safari." in Pownce:

I guess I found out the reason of "Please enable cookies and try again" error with Firefox.

Pownce uses Google Analytics (GA) for web statistics. To enable this feature, a remote JavaScript file is loaded ("http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js"). Urchin (the software behind GA) basically sets 4 different cookies. (named: __utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz).

After the gory details, here comes the root cause. Two different very popular Firefox add-ons, with specific configurations can block Google Analytics. The first one is Ad Block Plus with 'ABP Tracking Filter' subscription (which barres the downloading of Urchin JavaScript) and the other one is CustomizeGoogle add-on configured to block sending cookies to GA (Tools -> CustomizeGoogle Options -> Privacy -> Don't send any cookies to Google Analytics)

Although the client could set session cookie named "sessionid", Pownce seems to assert Google Analytics cookies first.

That's why the login window spits out "Please enable cookies and try again" error I guess.

This's an ugly problem though. If my theory about checking Urchin cookies (__utmX) is true then I kindly request the reasoning behind this assertion.

Possible workaround for this problem:

Short answer:
Don't mess with Google Analytics. Leah loves it and you're not allowed in without it.

Long answer:
Disable the particular Ad Block filters which block GA. Here are the lines from my set of subscriptions

Lines from ABP Tracking Filter Subcription:

/urchin.js

.google-analytics.

/__utm.js

/__utm.gif?

Lines from Filter von Dr. Evil Subscription:

.google-analytics.com/

After fixing Ad Block filters, disable "Don't send any cookies to Google Analytics" option of CustomizeGoogle add-on.

Qrystal replied on May 06, 2008 14:18 to the problem "Can't log in through Firefox, only Safari." in Pownce:

I came here in search of a solution to the same problem, and Moggymania's solution worked: I had to allow cookies for both pownce.com and www.pownce.com. Awesome.

Moggymania replied on March 08, 2008 06:39 to the problem "Can't log in through Firefox, only Safari." in Pownce:

Update: I came up with a possible solution, it's working for me! :-D

Go into Firefox's "Tools" menu, and select Options... In the "Privacy" area, look for the Cookies section, and select Exceptions. Add http://pownce.com and set it to Allow (as in "always"), then do the same for www.pownce.com -- As soon as I did that, I went back to Pownce's website, and it finally let me actually log in.

Interestingly, before I tried this trick, a search of my current cookies revealed nothing for Pownce.com, even though I have Firefox set to accept all cookies without asking me. The Exceptions area didn't have it listed, either, so I have no idea why Firefox wasn't letting me log in.

Moggymania replied on February 22, 2008 07:30 to the problem "Can't log in through Firefox, only Safari." in Pownce:

I've been getting the same, except the redirection is going the other way (from http://www.pownce to http://pownce) for me. I don't have any extensions that customize Google or mess with cookies, so those aren't the problem in my case. Using Firefox 2.0.0.11 nightly on WinXP, not having any other issues.

Dane Jasper replied on February 03, 2008 09:16 to the question "What's the difference between Pownce and Twitter?" in Pownce:

Shawn, 10mb isn't large for email. Most email systems allow at least 20mb.

But, Pownce doesn't seem to be about sharing one file with one person (yousendit.com can do that), it seems to be about sharing beyond that.

Ash Laws replied on January 23, 2008 22:49 to the question "What's the difference between Pownce and Twitter?" in Pownce:

Twitter = presence

Pownce = sharing

Chris Milton replied on January 22, 2008 22:00 to the problem "Can't log in through Firefox, only Safari." in Pownce:

I get the same errors. Firefox redirects to www.pownce.com when I try to log in at pownce.com and IE stays on pownce.com (no www.), so I have to wonder whether it's the browser or the server adding "www." to the host name. The www.pownce.com should not be able to retrieve cookies for pownce.com (without the "www.").

boberthepker replied on January 22, 2008 16:06 to the problem "Can't log in through Firefox, only Safari." in Pownce:

I also have this issue, but have found a fix (for me at least). I disabled my "customize google" firefox extension and now I can log in with no trouble. If I enable it the problem comes back. If you have this extension installed give this a try and post your results. Hope this helps.

maxer replied on January 21, 2008 16:18 to the problem "Can't log in through Firefox, only Safari." in Pownce:

weird. i didnt do any of that and it just started working for me almost 2 weeks ago. any word from on high as to why this could have occurred in the first place? ... (just wondering ariel)

Shepard replied on January 19, 2008 01:33 to the problem "Can't log in through Firefox, only Safari." in Pownce:

Update!: Okay, check this out....

If you download the Pownce desktop software -- http://pownce.com/download/ -- and if your default web browser is Firefox, AND, you hit the "Home" button on the bottom of the Pownce desktop software, AND THEN, try to log into Pownce with Firefox....you'll get in.

I was able to log into Pownce that way with Firefox. All Addons "abled".

Go figure.

=^.^=

Shepard replied on January 19, 2008 00:12 to the problem "Can't log in through Firefox, only Safari." in Pownce:

Anyone fix this? I still can't log in with Firefox. Tells me that I need to turn on Cookies. My cookies are on all Firefox Addons are off and still, I can't log in.

Any help? Thanks.

conesus marked one of maxer's replies in Pownce as useful. maxer replied to the question "What's the difference between Pownce and Twitter?".

maxer asked a question in Pownce on January 09, 2008 16:52:

I know its been mentioned before, but what are Pownce's largest competitors at this point?

Pownce seems to have incorporated the usefullness of 37 signals into their framework as a business app tool, but with the stream it is more similar to micro blogging sites such as: tumblr, jaiku & twitter. Would it be safe to say Pownce is a microblogging site as well as a file sharing app?

maxer replied on January 09, 2008 16:36 to the question "What's the difference between Pownce and Twitter?" in Pownce:

Will pownce have the ability to be added as an extension in firefox similar to the twitter functionality that exists (ie - being able to have a side window open within your browser? vs a standalone desktop app?)

maxer replied on January 09, 2008 08:24 to the problem "Can't log in through Firefox, only Safari." in Pownce:

UPDATE: I got in tonight! what changed? Nothing on my end ... wonder if it was 'fixed' ? Anyone else reporting good news?

maxer replied on January 07, 2008 17:51 to the problem "Can't log in through Firefox, only Safari." in Pownce:

to everyone who is having issues - please post your current list of extensions and the build no. (if not current) of ff that you are using. perhaps gathering this information will help them determine what it is that is not allowing pownce to work with cookies?! I will post my list this evening ....

Shepard replied on January 07, 2008 16:39 to the problem "Can't log in through Firefox, only Safari." in Pownce:

I'm having this problem as well. Win XP with Firefox 2 (latest build). I can, however, log in with MS Internet Explorer 7 (latest build).