How to enable cookies

A cookie is a small file that stores information in your browser on your computer. Cookies are necessary for you to use Blethen Maine Newspapers Web sites, since the cookie on your computer identifies you as a registered user of our Web sites.

The cookies we place in your browser contain some of the information you provide when you register with us. Those cookies can only be read by Blethen Maine Newspapers' systems, and only when you request Blethen Maine Newspapers Web pages. We do not store highly sensitive personal information such as your password, e-mail address or credit card information in cookies.

We use cookies to provide personalized services such as saving your favorite automobile ads in our Wheels classifieds. We also use cookies to provide a more useful online experience - such as allowing you to quickly enter a sweepstakes if you're already logged on. And it can allow us to limit users to only one entry for an online poll.

Cookies enable us to summarize overall usage patterns for our analysis. Blethen Maine Newspapers never tracks your path when you leave a Blethen Maine Newspapers Web site.

You can enable Cookies in your browser's Preferences. For specific instructions, please see the appropriate instructions for your browser, as listed below:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows
• Microsoft Internet Explorer for Macintosh
• Netscape Communicator, Mozilla Firefox or Mozilla
• Apple Safari

How to enable Cookies in Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows:

• In Internet Explorer, select "Internet Options ..." from the "Tools" menu
• Click the "Security" tab at the top of the Internet Options window
• Click the "Trusted sites" icon (green circle)
• Click the "Sites..." button
• In the Trusted Sites window, UN-check the "Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone" checkbox
• Beneath "Add this Web site to the zone:", enter "mainetoday.com" (without the quotes) and click "Add" button
• Click "OK" button to close Trusted Sites window
• Click "OK" button to close Internet Options window

How to enable Cookies in Microsoft Internet Explorer for Macintosh:

• In Internet Explorer, select "Preferences..." from the "Explorer" menu
• Click "Cookies" under the "Receiving Files" heading in the scrolling pane
• In the 'When receiving cookies:" pull-down menu, select "Never ask"
• Click "OK" button to close "Preferences" window

How to enable Cookies in Netscape & Mozilla browsers:

• In Firefox or Netscape, select Tools->Options (Windows) or Firefox->Preferences (Mac)
• Click "Privacy" in the left pane
• Check "Allow sites to set cookies" under the "Cookies" section
• Click "OK" button to close "Preferences" window

How to enable Cookies in Apple's Safari browser:

• In Safari, select "Preferences..." from the "Safari" menu
• Click on the "Security" icon
• Next to "Accept Cookies:", click "Always" or "Only from sites you navigate to"
• Close the Security Preferences window