Bonuswhores problem?

[Thythe]

Guess I'll ask here if anyone has been having trouble with the BW site for the last 20 hours or so. I keep getting this error:
Bad Request
Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.
Size of a request header field exceeds server limit.
Cookie: BW_UnreadPosts_79=,56141, (many many numbers).

Anyone else?

[winchips]

your not alone, same here

[GrannyMae]

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Guess I'll ask here if anyone has been having trouble with the BW site for the last 20 hours or so. I keep getting this error:
Bad Request
Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.
Size of a request header field exceeds server limit.
Cookie: BW_UnreadPosts_79=,56141, (many many numbers).

Anyone else?

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is this for the bw.com site, or THE bw.com site?

[jek187]

This is a known issue. We tried to make an upgrade, but instead made a [censored]-up.

Deleting your BW cookie will solve the problem. We're looking for a more eloquent solution right now.

[Bevo]

I was having this problem with Internet Explorer - downloaded the Firefox browser and haven't had any problems accessing the site with that.

[jek187]

Here are the instructions to delete your cookies. (Switching to a different browser will work also.)

If you are unable to access the forums due to a Bad Request Error...
Please follow these directions to solve the problem
To access the BonusWhores forums, you will need to delete a cookie located on your computer which is causing the Bad Request error.

This cookie was placed on your computer by BonusWhores, a common web programming practice, in an attempt to fix a bug on the site. The cookie initially appeared to fix the error, but after prolonged use caused the forums to go down for many users.

TO REMOVE THE COOKIE AND FIX THE ERROR

If you are using Internet Explorer...


Open your web browser
Go to Tools/Internet Options...
Select the General Tab
Click the Delete Cookies button
NOTE - This will delete all the cookies on your computer and may therefore affect your settings on other websites. To prevent this from happening you may delete the lone bad cookie.
If you are using Internet Explorer and DO NOT wish to delete all of your cookies...

WARNING - Following these directions on older computers may cause your computer to crash, due to the volatility of the Temporary Internet Files folder. If you do not wish to possibly cause your computer crash, follow the directions above. Proceed at your own risk.
Go to the Temporary Internet Files folder, located on Windows XP at Documents and Settings/YOUR_USERNAME/Local Settings/Temporary Internet Files
Select the Last Modified column heading twice to sort the files in the folder in descending order by the date last modified
Find and Select a cookie entitled 'Cookie:YOUR_USERNAME@www.bonuswhores.com/'
DELETE THIS FILE
If you are using Firefox...

Open your web browser
Go to Tools/Options
Select the Privacy button
Click on Cookies
Click on the View Cookies button
Go to www.bonuswhores.com under the Site heading
Select each instance of the BW_UnreadPosts_ cookie (there will be a string of numbers at the end of the cookie)
Click Remove the Cookies
OR
Click Remove All Cookies (this will remove all cookies on your computer)
If you are using Mozilla...

Open your web browser
Go to Edit/Preferences
Select the Privacy & Security
Click on Cookies
Click on the Cookie Manager button
Go to www.bonuswhores.com under the Site heading
Select each instance of the BW_UnreadPosts_ cookie (there will be a string of numbers at the end of the cookie)
Click Remove the Cookies
OR
Click Remove All Cookies (this will remove all cookies on your computer)

BonusWhores.com sincerely apolagizes for the inconvenience and hope it does not affect your desire to frequent our forums. If you have problems removing the cookie, please contact chris@bonuswhores.com and mention your browser where you experienced the problem.

[Thythe]

It's all good now. I actually thought to delete the cookie beforehand, but that didn't work. It appears I just needed to then close the browser and go back to BW instead of just trying it directly. Now I can get my BW fix for the day!

[SackUp]

Thanks Jek, worked like a charm!