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 LON-CAPA is designed to work with the following browsers  LON-CAPA is designed to work with the following browsers
 <ul>  <ul>
 <li>Mozilla version 1.0 and higher</li>  <li>Mozilla version 1.0 and higher</li>
   <li>Mozilla Firebird</li>
   <li>Camino</li>
 <li>Netscape version 4.7 and higher</li>  <li>Netscape version 4.7 and higher</li>
 <li>Safari</li>  <li>Safari version 1.1.1 and higher</li>
 <li>Galeon version 1.2 and higher</li>  <li>Galeon version 1.2 and higher</li>
 <li>Internet Explorer version 5.1 and higher</li>  <li>Internet Explorer version 5.1 and higher (found to be slow on MacOS)</li>
 </ul>  </ul>
 on the following operating systems  on the following operating systems
 <ul>  <ul>
Line 38  Please let the system administrator know Line 40  Please let the system administrator know
 <h2>I would like to use my Pocket Computer or PDA to access LON-CAPA</h2>  <h2>I would like to use my Pocket Computer or PDA to access LON-CAPA</h2>
 While we can make no guarantees that LON-CAPA will work with your particular  While we can make no guarantees that LON-CAPA will work with your particular
 Pocket Computer or PDA, you might want to try the  Pocket Computer or PDA, you might want to try the
 <a href="/adm/login?interface=textual">alternative text-based login mode</a>.  <a href="/adm/login?interface=textual">alternative text-based login mode</a>. 
   We have had success with a Sharp Zaurus and Thunderhawk on PocketPCs 
   (e.g., Dell Axim).
 <h2>I get "Username and/or password could not be authenticated"</h2>  <h2>I get "Username and/or password could not be authenticated"</h2>
 <ul>  <ul>
 <li>  <li>
Line 56  make sure to use the URL provided to you Line 60  make sure to use the URL provided to you
 This means that the server you attempted to login to is currently not   This means that the server you attempted to login to is currently not 
 available. For example, it might be undergoing maintenance. Please click on  available. For example, it might be undergoing maintenance. Please click on
 any of the other server, giving preference to the ones that say "preferred."  any of the other server, giving preference to the ones that say "preferred."
 <h2>I get "Login token missing, inaccessible or expired"</h2>  <h2>I get "Information needed to verify your login information is missing, inaccessible or expired"</h2>
 This is a very rare problem. If it occurs, please wait for 20 minutes, reload   LON-CAPA does internal encryption of password information submitted from the 
   login screen, but only keeps the decryption information for a day. Simply pull
   up the login screen again. 
   If that does not solve the problem, please wait for 20 minutes, reload 
 the login page, and try again. If after 20 minutes LON-CAPA still gives you   the login page, and try again. If after 20 minutes LON-CAPA still gives you 
 the same message, please email the Server Administrator listed on the login   the same message, please email the Server Administrator listed on the login 
 page. The Server Administrator can verify your situation and re-enable logins.  page. The Server Administrator can verify your situation and re-enable logins.
Line 81  own encryption), or cross-server submiss Line 88  own encryption), or cross-server submiss
 </ul>  </ul>
 <h2>After logging in, I get the message "Welcome," but then nothing happens  <h2>After logging in, I get the message "Welcome," but then nothing happens
 </h2>  </h2>
   Actually, something <i>will</i> happen if you wait around a little bit: 
   after trying 
   to launch its Remote Control for a while, LON-CAPA will default into its
   text-based interface mode. That mode 
   is just fine for most operations, but has certain limits. 
 <ul>  <ul>
 <li>The most common problem is that your browser is not one of the browsers  <li>The most common problem is that your browser is not one of the browsers
 listed above.</li>  listed above.</li>
Line 89  listed above.</li> Line 101  listed above.</li>
 your browser, and start it again.</b></li>  your browser, and start it again.</b></li>
 <li>You might have installed a filter against so-called "pop-up ads" (those  <li>You might have installed a filter against so-called "pop-up ads" (those
 obnoxious windows that come up into your face trying to sell you something  obnoxious windows that come up into your face trying to sell you something
 while you are surfing). These filters will prevent LON-CAPA from running  while you are surfing).
 properly. Please disable the filter for your school's domain, for example  
   We recommend to disable the filter for your school's domain, for example
 "<tt>xyzu.edu</tt>."   "<tt>xyzu.edu</tt>." 
 <i>Test: as you <a href="javascript:openwin();">click here</a>,   <i>Test: as you <a href="javascript:openwin();">click here</a>, 
 a small window should appear.   a small window should appear. 
Line 102  which adds banner ads to your pages. The Line 115  which adds banner ads to your pages. The
 will need to use another provider.</li>  will need to use another provider.</li>
 <li>If you do not want to re-adjust the preferences of your browser, you might  <li>If you do not want to re-adjust the preferences of your browser, you might
 want to use the   want to use the 
 <a href="/adm/login?interface=textual">text-based login mode</a>.  <a href="/adm/login?interface=textual">text-based login mode</a>. 
 <li>If all else fails, please <b>try from another computer.</b></li>  <li>If all else fails, please <b>try from another computer.</b></li>
 </ul>  </ul>
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