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1. You probably haven't yet been allocated an individual user session. Click on the magnifying-glass above or on this link to search the database. You should then be able to access the search forms from anywhere on the site during your current visit. Links from other websites or bookmarks direct to any of the search forms themselves do not work!

2. If you have tried to access the database correctly and you still get this message, you probably have disabled cookies. Your browser must be enabled to accept cookies from www.a2a.org.uk if you wish to search the A2A database. We do not use cookies for any other reason than to facilitate individual user sessions on the database itself:

Internet Explorer 6.0: On the Tools menu, click Internet Options, select the Privacy tab at the top of the window, then in that section click the button labelled 'Sites...' Type www.a2a.org.uk in the box labelled 'Address of Web site', and click the 'Allow' button. Once you have done this, a2a.org.uk should appear in the bottom section entitled 'Managed Web sites', along with a setting of 'Always Allow'. Click OK to all the windows to finish. You should now be able to use the A2A database straight away and on any return visit to the site.

Internet Explorer 5.x: On the Tools menu, click Internet Options, select the Security tab at the top of the window, click the Custom Level button, scroll down to the Cookies section and verify that 'enable' is selected at least in the section entitled "Allow per-session cookies (not stored)".

In Netscape, go to the Edit menu, then select Preferences, click on Advanced, and in the section entitled Cookies, select at least "Accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server".