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Understanding Log In / Log Off
Lottery Post uses several advanced security measures to ensure that your private information and access to your Lottery Post account remains confidential and secure. Like most membership-type web sites, Lottery Post requires the use of a Username and Password to identify yourself to the system, and gain access to your account. When you are logged in, that means the system recognizes you, and your Web browser will continue to provide access to your membership account, and all the features
Aug 5, 2007, 10:52 am - Todd - Help

Firewalls and ad-blocking software
These days there are many different choices consumers can make about protecting their computers from viruses, spammers, hackers, etc. Popular packages include Norton, Microsoft OneCare, McAfee, Zone Alarm, Kaspersky, and Avast, to name just a few. While much of the protection is essential, the default settings are often overly-restrictive, and block things that you would not necessarily want to block, if given the choice. Internet security software often is set to monitor all Internet traf
Sep 27, 2002, 8:24 am - Todd - Help

Cookies and cookie usage
In order to post messages and use Lottery Post features, cookies must be enabled on your Internet browser. The use of cookies helps us to bring you easy-to-use yet powerful features. Our use of cookies is harmless to you and your computer, and we do not use cookies for any purpose other than enabling Lottery Post features. What are Cookies? You may have heard horror stories about cookies stories that would lead you to believe that allowing cookies on your computer invades your priva
Sep 27, 2002, 7:22 am - Todd - Help

Make IE6 able to use secure pages - Enabling TLS support on IE6
First of all, if you're still using Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) at this point, you are using a very old and unsecured Web browser. You really need to either upgrade to a modern version of Internet Explorer, or else you should be using a different brand of browser, such as Google Chrome or Firefox . That being said, if you're still using IE6 and you try using a secure Web page at Lottery Post (or USA Mega ), you may find that it doesn't work. An example of a secure page is the Log In page, whic
Nov 3, 2014, 6:01 pm - Todd - Help

Windows 98 and Window ME: Getting the best possible experience
Windows 98 and Window ME are such old operating systems that Microsoft stopped all support and security patches for them years ago. Nevertheless, there are still a good number of computers out there using one of those operating systems, usually because the computer is many years old, and because it still functions, its owner continues to use it. If you are the user of Windows 98 or Window ME, you have no doubt seen one of the Upgrade your browser banners at the top of the page as you brows
Jun 23, 2009, 1:53 pm - Todd - Help

JavaScript required to use Lottery Post
How do I enable JavaScript in my browser? JavaScript is an essential part of Lottery Post. If it is disabled most pages will malfunction, and major portions of the page will be missing. To enabled JavaScript in your browser, please follow the instructions below: Internet Explorer (6.0/7.0) Select 'Tools' from the top menu (6.0) or from main toolbar (7.0)Choose 'Internet Options'Click on the 'Security' tabClick on 'Custom Level'Scroll down until you see section labled 'Scripting'Under
Sep 27, 2002, 8:08 am - Todd - Help

Frequently Asked Questions
Why can't I post messages? Some common reasons for not being able to post messages include: You are not registered . In order to post messages on Lottery Post you are required to register . You have not confirmed your e-mail address . After you register, we send you an e-mail that contains a special link that you must click. This is our assurance that you have registered a valid e-mail address. If you change your e-mail address in the future, you will be again required to click the link
Sep 27, 2002, 10:21 am - Todd - Help

Logging in and logging off
Log In Logging in is a way for the Lottery Post Web site to authenticate your member credentials (your Username and Password). After Lottery Post verifies that you have entered the correct Password corresponding to your Username, it allows you to post messages to the forums and provdes access to all the other Web site features that your membership should have access to. If you see Welcome Guest at the top-left of the page, that means you are not logged in. Click the Log In link that appea
Sep 27, 2002, 8:32 am - Todd - Help

Recovering lost or forgotten passwords
Security is an important feature on Lottery Post, and to that end, we do not respond to e-mails requesting passwords. In fact, Lottery Post does not even have access to your password, even if we wanted to send it to you. When you create your password at Lottery Post, our system does not store the actual password in our system. Instead, it performs a complex calculation on the password text, and stores the result of that calculation in our database. The reason it does that is in the very slim
Sep 27, 2002, 8:37 am - Todd - Help

Your Private Inbox / Private Messages
Your Private Inbox acts much like an e-mail account in that you can send and receive messages to and from other Lottery Post members, and you can store up to 40 messages. To enter your Private Inbox, click Private Inbox directly on the blue menu bar at the top of any page. (You do not need to select an option from the drop-down menu you can click the main Private Inbox graphic directly.) When you click Private Inbox, you will see a listing of any messages that are currently in your Inbox.
Sep 27, 2002, 9:42 am - Todd - Help