How to pass referer information to specific Web pages
How to pass referer information to specific Web pages
Situation: You want to allow Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall to pass referer information to a specific Web page.
Solution: This document also applies to Symantec Desktop Firewall.
When you click a Web page, your browser notes the current page you are on and sends that information to the server of the new Web page. This way, the server for the new Web page knows the last Web page you viewed. By default, Norton Internet Security (NIS) and Norton Personal Firewall (NPF) blocks this information. However, some Web pages require this information before allowing you to view the page. If you need to allow referer information to pass to a particular Web page, you must create a rule for it or simply disable it while you are on the Christian Singles Connection Web site.
To create a rule:
1. Open NIS. 2. Click Options. 3. Click Internet Security (or Personal Firewall). 4. Click Advanced Options. 5. Click the Web tab for db.singles.org (not www.singles.org). 6. Click Add Site. A new site/domain box appears. 7. Enter the name of the site that you want to receive the referer information and click OK. That site name appears in the left frame of the Advanced Options window. 8. Click the name of the new site. 9. Click the Privacy tab. 10. Check the "Use these rules for..." box. 11. Change the Referer from "Block" to "Allow." Your screen should look something like this:
12. Click Apply, and then click OK. 13. Click OK to close the Options window.
NOTE: Unless specified individually in this list, use the previous instructions to change the settings for all Web sites, Instead of Steps 6, 7, and 8, choose the Defaults entry, and then proceed with the rest of the instructions. Product(s): Norton Internet Security 2000, Norton Internet Security 2000 - Family Edition 2.0, Norton Internet Security 2000 2.0, Norton Internet Security 2001 - Family Edition 2.5, Norton Internet Security 2001 - Family Edition 3.0, Norton Internet Security 2001 2.5, Norton Internet Security 2001 3.0, Norton Internet Security 2002 4.0, Norton Internet Security Professional Edition 2002, Norton Personal Firewall 2.0, Norton Personal Firewall 2001 2.5, Norton Personal Firewall 2001 3.0, Norton Personal Firewall 2002 4.0, Symantec Desktop Firewall 2.0 Operating Systems(s): Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Me, Windows 98 SE, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows 98SE Document ID: 2000070515373136 Date Created: 07/05/2000 Last Modified: 06/12/2002
