Paypal returns 400 Bad Request notice: Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand. Size of a request header field exceeds server limit.
Here is the following line of the bad request notice:
Cookie: KHcl0EuY7AKSMgfvHl7J5E7hPtK=GHTVLUGh5zG6ks5hQWppXUzKMtAShup_fASN8YQad3cnqeDew0f_tkIm3U_5XpNp-wxqAdKqenee2IrN; cookie_check=yes; consumer_display=USER_HOMEPAGE%3d2%26USER_TARGETPAGE%3d0%26USER_FILTER_CHOICE%3d7%26BALANCE_MODULE_STATE%3d1%26GIFT_BALANCE_MODULE_STATE%3d1%26LAST_SELECTED_ALIAS_ID%3d0;
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Wow! I never saw the whole notice.
This started happening right after Firefox automatically updated itself to 6.0.1.
I depend on Paypal to run my business. not being able to access the site is a huge problem.
Please help.
Thank you,
~ David
Modified by cor-el
Chosen solution
This issue can be caused by corrupted cookies.
Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.
"Clear the Cache":
- Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"
"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:
- Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
All Replies (4)
Chosen Solution
This issue can be caused by corrupted cookies.
Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.
"Clear the Cache":
- Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"
"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:
- Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
Thank you Cor-el! It seemed to do the trick
~ David :-}>
You're welcome
Thank you cor-el: The second suggestion worked after I restarted Firefox!