Logging On

Bob Moseley (RIP) · #1 16-02-08, 10:41

When I can eventually get onto the site I find I have to log on. This wasn't necessary before. I also find that when I stay on for an extended period in an idle mode, I also have to log back on. However on these occasions my password is not accepted making me quit the internet and then re-connecting.
Bob

zemsi · #2 16-02-08, 11:26

... Bob, does your browser allow cookies? Perhabs delete all the old cookies from MLU stored in your hard disk. Do you use IE7 or Firefox?

Greetings from Switzerland
Chris

Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP) · #3 16-02-08, 15:28

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Originally Posted by Bob Moseley

When I can eventually get onto the site I find I have to log on. This wasn't necessary before. I also find that when I stay on for an extended period in an idle mode, I also have to log back on. However on these occasions my password is not accepted making me quit the internet and then re-connecting.
Bob

That's something to do with the cookies I haven't sorted yet. One thing you can do when you do log in is leave one Window running with you in Who's Online and use another to prowl; that way your ID stays live even if you leave it for a while. Beyond that, the only thing I've found is that the cookies are live for 20 minutes then crash & burn - in the old software, this left the login bit alive but in this version, it kills that too. I'll find it somewhere...

Jif
who avows no knowledge of what Keefy's done with YOTCSC and is thus, innocent!

cletrac (RIP) · #4 16-02-08, 16:13

I've had to manually log on since the changeover on my .org/forums link but I changed to the link after I logged on ( .org/forums/index.php? ) and now it logs on automatically and doesn't seem to kick out so easily when left idle. On the cookies thing I run Netscape 9 and have it set to delete all cookies every time Netscape is shut down. It still didn't do anything to help the can't find server problems though. When I get that message I just keep hitting the try again button and it'll usually eventually hook up, although sometimes I quit and try again in a half hour or so.

cletrac (RIP) · #5 16-02-08, 21:08

In my above post I commented on the forum not kicking out and asking for me to log in again since I changed my link. I've been away from the puter for 5 hours now and I was still logged on.

Wayne McGee · #6 18-02-08, 07:17

I've in the same boat as others here. I've found that I've been logged out arbitrarilly during the time on the site.
I have logged in, replied to a thread and then had to log in again to submit.
No major drama, just thought you would like to know

klambie · #7 25-02-08, 18:34

There seems to be a problem logging in with Firefox. I generally lurk on the forums, so not sure when this started, but I am unable to log in with Firefox (Explorer is OK).

Trying to log in with Firefox from the main forum page, it shows me as an active user at the bottom, but the top toolbar does not change (ie. no User CP link, etc.). If I go into a sub-forum, I do not appear as a user (ie. I am not really logged in), and am unable to post.

My browser is a allowing cookies, though I do not know how to find/clear MLU's cookies (I won't clear them all).

zemsi · #8 25-02-08, 19:10

... hmm, I'm using the latest Firefox and don't have the problems described

klambie · #9 25-02-08, 20:55

... hmm indeed. I'm running latest Firefox on two machines and neither work.

Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP) · #10 25-02-08, 22:20

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Originally Posted by klambie

... hmm indeed. I'm running latest Firefox on two machines and neither work.

Something in your setup then... I'm on Firefox at home and I use it at work as well, with no problems at either loc. Clear your cache & cookies, then close and restart Firefox.

Bob Moseley (RIP) · #11 10-03-08, 02:07

Hi Jif - the last week again has been a PITA sometimes taking upwards of a day to get in. If this is a spammer or hijacker

Bob