Symptoms: Logging in creates the error 'Bad Request: Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request.'
Cause: Your browser has a bad or outdated cookie.
Solution: Clear your browser's cache and cookies. For instructions, please select your browser below:
Firefox
In Firefox for PCs: 1. Log out of Gmail and close all other open browser windows. 2. Click the Tools menu at the top of your browser and select Clear Private Data... 3. Select the Cookies and Cache checkboxes. 4. Click Clear Private Data Now.
In Firefox for Macs: 1. Log out of Gmail and close all other open browser windows. 2. Click the Firefox menu at the top of your browser and select Preferences... 3. Select the Privacy tab. 4. Click Clear Now... at the bottom of the dialogue box. 5. Check the boxes next to Cache and Cookies in the new dialogue box. 6. Click Clear Private Data Now.
Internet Explorer
In Internet Explorer 6.x: 1. Log out of Gmail. Close all other open browser windows. 2. Click the Tools menu at the top of your browser, and select Internet Options. 3. Click the General tab at the top of the dialogue box. 4. Click Delete Files under Temporary Internet files. 5. Select Delete all offline content by checking the box. 6. Click OK.
In Internet Explorer 7: 1. Log out of Gmail and close all other open browser windows. 2. Click Tools > Internet Options. 3. Select the General tab. 4. Click Delete under Browsing History. 5. Under Temporary Internet Files, click Delete Files. 6. Click Delete Cookies. 7. Click OK.
Mozilla
In Mozilla: 1. Log out of Gmail. Close all other open browser windows. 2. Click the Edit menu at the top of your browser, and select Preferences. 3. Click the + next to Advanced. 4. Select Cache under Advanced. 5. Click Clear Cache. 6. Click OK.
Netscape
In Netscape: 1. Log out of Gmail. Close all other open browser windows. 2. Click the Edit menu at the top of your browser, and select Preferences. 3. Click the + next to Advanced. 4. Select Cache under Advanced. 5. Click Clear Cache. 6. Click OK.
What are the exact words that appear w/the error message?
ReplyDeleteI hit enter, and then it says: "Bad Request
ReplyDeleteYour client has issued a malformed or illegal request." and yet the posting still shows up on the blog.
I Googled that exact error message and here's what I got from Google help:
ReplyDeleteSymptoms:
ReplyDeleteLogging in creates the error 'Bad Request: Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request.'
Cause:
Your browser has a bad or outdated cookie.
Solution:
Clear your browser's cache and cookies. For instructions, please select your browser below:
Firefox
In Firefox for PCs:
1. Log out of Gmail and close all other open browser windows.
2. Click the Tools menu at the top of your browser and select Clear Private Data...
3. Select the Cookies and Cache checkboxes.
4. Click Clear Private Data Now.
In Firefox for Macs:
1. Log out of Gmail and close all other open browser windows.
2. Click the Firefox menu at the top of your browser and select Preferences...
3. Select the Privacy tab.
4. Click Clear Now... at the bottom of the dialogue box.
5. Check the boxes next to Cache and Cookies in the new dialogue box.
6. Click Clear Private Data Now.
Internet Explorer
In Internet Explorer 6.x:
1. Log out of Gmail. Close all other open browser windows.
2. Click the Tools menu at the top of your browser, and select Internet Options.
3. Click the General tab at the top of the dialogue box.
4. Click Delete Files under Temporary Internet files.
5. Select Delete all offline content by checking the box.
6. Click OK.
In Internet Explorer 7:
1. Log out of Gmail and close all other open browser windows.
2. Click Tools > Internet Options.
3. Select the General tab.
4. Click Delete under Browsing History.
5. Under Temporary Internet Files, click Delete Files.
6. Click Delete Cookies.
7. Click OK.
Mozilla
In Mozilla:
1. Log out of Gmail. Close all other open browser windows.
2. Click the Edit menu at the top of your browser, and select Preferences.
3. Click the + next to Advanced.
4. Select Cache under Advanced.
5. Click Clear Cache.
6. Click OK.
Netscape
In Netscape:
1. Log out of Gmail. Close all other open browser windows.
2. Click the Edit menu at the top of your browser, and select Preferences.
3. Click the + next to Advanced.
4. Select Cache under Advanced.
5. Click Clear Cache.
6. Click OK.
Safari