| Synsport uses cookies to identify returning league owners so they don't need to log in every time they visit. We previously provided an alternative, but now we require browsers to accept cookies, and we detect that this browser is not accepting cookies. If you wish to continue, your options are to either configure this browser to accept cookies from Synsport or use another browser on your computer that is already configured to accept cookies. |
| Q1. | Why did you disable the alternative identification method of passing the session identifier through the URL? |
| It's because of the evil spidering robots. Long ago we realized that with our millions of valid URLs, the Google bots were eating up tons of bandwidth and loading the servers, so we changed the robot.txt instructions to tell Google and Yahoo and the other search engines not to index our site, and they respect our wishes. However, there are many evil bots out there scanning sites for private information and email addresses, looking to send spam to those accounts later. They obviously ignore our wishes to be left alone by robots. Many of these spiders won't accept cookies, so by requiring them, we cut out a large percentage of these intruders. The ones that present valid cookies can be tracked by our sessions, so we can ban those that are hitting the servers at a rate faster than 1 page per second, which is many times faster a legitimate user can browse. It's a war against the spammers, and the dumb bots will get stuck on this page. |
| Q2. | I use Internet Explorer 7.0. How do I enable cookies this browser? |
| Choose “Internet Options” from the Tools menu in IE 7.0 Click on the “Privacy” tab. Click the “Default” button (or manually slide the bar down to “Medium”) under “Settings”. Click “OK“. |
| Q3. | I use Firefox 2+. How do I enable cookies this browser? |
| From the Tools Menu, click Options From the Options window, click Privacy Under Cookies check Accept cookies from sites Click OK |
| Q4. | I use Opera 9+. How do I enable cookies this browser? |
| From the Tools Menu, click Quick Preferences Check "Enable Cookies" |
| Q5. | I use Macintosh Safari 2+. How do I enable cookies this browser? |
| From the Safari menu, select Preferences Select Securities Select Accept Cookies Check "Only from sites you navigate to" |