Cookie problems on Mefi

April 22, 2007 9:09 AM

I'm getting a server error when I hit any of the *.mefi sites that looks like it's related to cookie processing. Here's the relevant error message: Element USER_PASS is undefined in COOKIE.
posted by kaefer to Bugs at 9:09 AM (4 comments total)

Here's the full error message:

The web site you are accessing has experienced an unexpected error.
Please contact the website administrator.

The following information is meant for the website developer for debugging purposes.
Error Occurred While Processing Request

Element USER_PASS is undefined in COOKIE.

Resources:

* Enable Robust Exception Information to provide greater detail about the source of errors. In the Administrator, click Debugging & Logging > Debugging Settings, and select the Robust Exception Information option.
* Check the ColdFusion documentation to verify that you are using the correct syntax.
* Search the Knowledge Base to find a solution to your problem.

Browser Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070309 Firefox/2.0.0.3
Remote Address {{removed}}
Referrer
Date/Time 22-Apr-07 09:04 AM


Problem doesn't show up in IE. I realize that dumping cookies will likely solve the problem, but I thought I'd report the problem in case anyone else is seeing it.
posted by kaefer at 9:11 AM on April 22, 2007

I saw that problem yesterday when I installed Metafilthy into Firefox.

Clearing out my old Metafilter cookie fixed it.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 10:10 AM on April 22, 2007

Deleting the Metafilter cookie from your browser cache should fix the problem. You'll have to log in again afterwards, of course.
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 11:23 AM on April 22, 2007

Not logging back in will probably fix it just as effetively.
posted by dg at 8:01 PM on April 22, 2007 [1 favorite]