Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

Why can't I open news articles on Yahoo using FireFox? I can open them using a different browser but get an error message when trying to use FireFox. The message is 400 bad request.

  • 1 reply
  • 1 has this problem
  • 1 view
  • Last reply by cor-el

peanut197134
peanut197134
more options

Sorry, Bad Request. Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.

Size of a request header field exceeds server limit.

Cookie: B=75kpq496lk13o&b=4&d=sCtogappYEIRcz6KBGzeoYZ9MqTV.a4yAp6fAQ--&s=ka&i=KBG0.9m3_RKQtWi41uCH; CH=Ahs0ZxveIG43DDRlM2sJzTTiDVor

Sorry, Bad Request. Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand. Size of a request header field exceeds server limit. Cookie: B=75kpq496lk13o&b=4&d=sCtogappYEIRcz6KBGzeoYZ9MqTV.a4yAp6fAQ--&s=ka&i=KBG0.9m3_RKQtWi41uCH; CH=Ahs0ZxveIG43DDRlM2sJzTTiDVor

All Replies (1)

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

That issue can be caused by corrupted cookies.

Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.

"Clear the Cache":

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"

"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:

  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"