apterous.org

If you find that the game starts, but cannot connect, your firewall may be blocking it. You can usually correct this in the following way:-

1) Close all windows of your Internet browser.

2) Open Notepad (click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Notepad.)

3) In Notepad, go to File, then Open.

4) Browse to C:\Program Files\Java\jre\lib\security. If you can't find this folder, try looking for the same folder in other drives.

5) In the "File name" box, type "java.policy". Note that you may not be able to see this file, but it should open normally if you type in the name.

6) A file containing a few lines of junk should now open. Copy and paste the following text to the bottom of it:

grant {

permission java.net.SocketPermission "apterous.org:1-65535", "connect,resolve";

permission java.net.SocketPermission "www.apterous.org:1-65535", "connect,resolve";

permission java.net.SocketPermission "78.143.212.226:1-65535", "connect,resolve";

};

Save the file and close Notepad, then restart your Internet browser and attempt to connect to Apterous. Hopefully it should work! Please let me know if it does, or indeed if it doesn't.