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Make7

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11. So I have discovered how you can make it work.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #9)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 11:09 PM

Dec 2012

I have FireFox set to not send any referrer information. You can change your setting by opening an about:config page and searching for network.http.sendRefererHeader. The default is 2. Changing it to 1 (only send info when clicking on links) or 0 (never send info) should make the Google search work from DU pages.

Whether changing that will mess up how other sites work for you is something you'll have to monitor. You can always set it back if you don't like how it works.

Why the Google search is suddenly acting differently, I don't know. But until it gets resolved, you know an easy workaround.

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Problem with Google search of DU? Seems to be resolved [View all] muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 OP

I got the same results as you. NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #1

Never. But try this workaround Coyotl Dec 2012 #2

csziggy just had a thread about that issue in Meta. Make7 Dec 2012 #3

I'm using FF12 on W7, so not that different from you muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #4

Well, I guess if it used to work on your setup and now it doesn't... Make7 Dec 2012 #6

The name change doesn't help muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #9

It looks like you are sending more info to Google than I am. Make7 Dec 2012 #10

So I have discovered how you can make it work. Make7 Dec 2012 #11

Hmm - next morning. Now, the search results come back, with or without that change muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #12

They rewrote the code to bring up the results on Google's website... Make7 Dec 2012 #13

Well, resolved in a way - looking at the page source muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #14

Just started this morning. I use it frequently when looking EmeraldCityGrl Dec 2012 #5

I get the same. It used to work. IE9 on W7. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #7

Thought it was a site traffic issue, it goes down at a certain level. DU seemed slow last night. freshwest Dec 2012 #8