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Locked out of MSE
pondskater_2
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in Techie Stuff
I spend a fair bit of time browsing on MSE and about once or twice a week I get locked out and get this message
Bad Request
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I then need to reboot my laptop and can then access MSE again (till next time
). Do any of you know if there is a simple solution to this. I use Firefox and Avast.
Bad Request
Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.
Size of a request header field exceeds server limit.
Cookie: vbulletin_collapse=forumhome_birthdays%0Aforumhome_stats%0Aforumhome_activeusers%0Athanks47455265%0Athanks47511285%0Athanks47510899%0Athanks47539427%0A
I then need to reboot my laptop and can then access MSE again (till next time
). Do any of you know if there is a simple solution to this. I use Firefox and Avast. Haters are gonna hate - you're not obliged to participate
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Yes - just go to Tools, View all Cookies and delete all of the cookies set by forums.moneysavingexpert.com.
Then log in to the forum again and it should work normally - until the next time!0 -
Thank you!Haters are gonna hate - you're not obliged to participate0
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