Technical Discussion
>> Windows Issues

Pages in this thread: 1 | 2 | (show all)

Print Thread

Chrysalis
(eat-sleep-adslguide) Tue 11-Jan-11 13:01:46

silly google/youtube and now FF problem

[link to this post]

So google decided to get silly and force linking youtube to an email account, funny enough it asked me to link my msn account to my youtube account (not gmail), I linked it and now youtube is broken in firefox. with this error.

Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete.

Works in IE.

I am guessing currently its cookie related as google are using more and more cookies on weird domain names on youtube now.

Spasch
(experienced) Tue 11-Jan-11 13:04:16

Re: silly google/youtube and now FF problem

[re: Chrysalis] [link to this post]

I've had this issue too, but with other sites (mostly GMail)..

I just delete all the related cookies and it seems to sort itself out..

Chrysalis
(eat-sleep-adslguide) Tue 11-Jan-11 13:12:31

Re: silly google/youtube and now FF problem

[re: Spasch] [link to this post]

well I am not deleting all my cookies, as it caches my login to sites, I deleted youtube cookies and the site works albeit with me not logged in.

Have just googled the problem and there is many complaints with no fix.

This is a new problem tho in direct relation to the enforced linking of youtube and google accounts.

Spasch
(experienced) Tue 11-Jan-11 13:32:27

Re: silly google/youtube and now FF problem

[re: Chrysalis] [link to this post]

I didn't say to delete all your cookies, I said the 'relevant' cookies (in my case all GMail cookies)..

Sandgrounder
(knowledge is power) Wed 12-Jan-11 23:08:07

Re: silly google/youtube and now FF problem

[re: Spasch] [link to this post]

In reply to a post by Spasch:
I didn't say to delete all your cookies, I said the 'relevant' cookies.

I think it is a good idea to regularly delete all of the cookies, except a very few specific ones (like thinkbroadband).

Line One:- Zen - DrayTek Vigor 2600VG
Line Two:- EntaNet - DrayTek Vigor 2600

camieabz
(legend) Wed 12-Jan-11 23:41:40

Re: silly google/youtube and now FF problem

[re: Chrysalis] [link to this post]

Wait for it to force a link to your Paypal account. Then you'll be charged for youtube usage, google searches etc.

Is it me, or is the linking of account 'X' to account 'Y' crazy? Why do they want a link anyway?

~~~~~~~~~~

Message to the mods:

Don't you hate it that you can't disable sigs? Ha Ha!

© Camieabz 2002-2011

report this link

Chrysalis
(eat-sleep-adslguide) Thu 13-Jan-11 09:18:35

Re: silly google/youtube and now FF problem

[re: Sandgrounder] [link to this post]

maybe if you accept all cookies in the first place.

I only accept first party session cookies by default and specifically allow anything else.

this has made youtube very hard to get working properly as it uses cookies from various 3rd party domains. One of the worst sites I have dealt with regarding cookies.

legitimate cookies serve a good purpose and is not good to keep deleting them.

broadband66
(experienced) Thu 13-Jan-11 21:20:41

Re: silly google/youtube and now FF problem

[re: Chrysalis] [link to this post]

"legitimate cookies serve a good purpose and is not good to keep deleting them"

Why is it not good?

Was Eclipse Home Option 1 & VM 2Mb
Now O2 standard

Chrysalis
(eat-sleep-adslguide) Sat 15-Jan-11 17:38:39

Re: silly google/youtube and now FF problem

[re: broadband66] [link to this post]

because they serve to remember settings on websites, cache login status etc.

I cant believe you felt the need to ask the question.

gomezz
(eat-sleep-adslguide) Sat 15-Jan-11 20:24:33

Re: silly google/youtube and now FF problem

[re: Chrysalis] [link to this post]

That explains why it may be good to keep them. Not why it is not good to delete them.

O2 Standard (8Mbps LLU)

Pages in this thread: 1 | 2 | (show all)

Print Thread

Jump to