I just read the post about XOOPS V Zonealarm and see there is a work around for the firewall admin problem but dose any body know of one for Norton 2003 (that dose not involve switching it off)

i am using nis 2003 and all is well. i did not have to make any adjustments that i know of.

NPF 2003/2004

1. Open NIS or NPF.
2. Do one of the following.
* In NIS/NPF 2003, click Options > Internet Security or Personal Firewall (This step is not always needed), and then click the Web Content tab.
* In NIS/NPF 2004, double-click Privacy Control, and then click Advanced.
3. Click Add Site. A new site/domain box appears.
4. Enter the name of the site that you want to receive the referrer information and click OK. In this example, it will be http://www.symantec.com. The site name appears in the left frame of the Options window.
5. Click the name of the new site.
6. Click the Global Settings tab.
7. In the "Information about visited sites" section, clear "Use default settings."
8. Click Permit.
9. Click OK to close the Options window.

Hope this is of help.

NPF 2002:
1. Open NPF 2002
2. Go to NPF options
3. Advanced options
4. Add site
5. Enter name of site
6. Under "Browsing Privacy" select "Permit" for HTTP referrer
7. Under "cookies" select "Permit"
8. Click OK