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I am unable to open my Gmail account. Message says a proxy is failing to accept cookies on HTTP redirects.

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When trying to open my Gmail account, message says a proxy is failing to accept cookies on HTTP redirects. How do I fix it?

When trying to open my Gmail account, message says a proxy is failing to accept cookies on HTTP redirects. How do I fix it?

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Check the connection settings.

If you do not need to use a proxy to connect to internet then select "No Proxy" if the default "Use the system proxy settings" setting doesn't work.

See "Firefox connection settings":

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Upgrade your browser to Firefox 8 and check

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Chosen Solution

Check the connection settings.

If you do not need to use a proxy to connect to internet then select "No Proxy" if the default "Use the system proxy settings" setting doesn't work.

See "Firefox connection settings":