Passing referrer information to specific Web pages in Norton Internet Security and Norton Personal Firewall

Some Web pages require referrer information before you may view the page. If you want to allow referrer information to pass to a particular Web page, you must create a rule for it.

STEP 1
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STEP 2
To create a rule that permits referrer information

1
Start Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall.

2
Do one of the following:

In 2004 or later versions of Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall, double-click Privacy Control, and then click Advanced.

In Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall 2003, click Options > Internet Security, and then click the Web Content tab.

3
At the bottom of the Advanced window, click Add Site.

4
In the New Site/Domain box, type the name of the site that you want to receive the referrer information, and click OK.
The site name appears in the left frame of the Options window.

5
Click the name of the new site.

6
On the Global Settings tab, under the Information about visited sites section, uncheck Use default settings.

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Click Permit.

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Click OK to close the Options window.

Technical Information:
Additional information
For more details about referrer information, see the "Referrer field" entry in the document Dictionary of Norton Internet Security and Norton Personal Firewall terms.

Document ID: 2002110811290836
Last Modified: 12/19/2006
Date Created: 11/08/2002
Operating System(s): Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional Edition
Product(s): Norton Internet Security 2003 6.0, Norton Internet Security 2004 7.0, Norton Internet Security 2005 8.0, Norton Internet Security Professional 2003, Norton Internet Security Professional 2004 7.0, Norton Personal Firewall 2003 6.0, Norton Personal Firewall 2004 7.0, Norton Personal Firewall 2005 8.0, Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition 8.2