Daetrin[Admin] Posted March 27, 2007 Report Posted March 27, 2007 Hi Adrian, V'Pier or Army Scout could say for sure, but my guess is it knows who you are from a cookie. That's different from being logged in, which then issues a different secure session cookie. Like when you go Amazon and it knows who you are, but you have to sign in to buy anything. May be helpful to know your OS/Browser combo and your cache/security settings. My bandwidth is limited right now, but either of them may have the answer. Paul Quote
SuperTrooper Posted March 27, 2007 Author Report Posted March 27, 2007 Most forums don't show a person as gone untill they have been inactive for 10-15 minutes. It's the forum tracking users, not your computer or any security concern. Quote
BactaReality Posted March 27, 2007 Report Posted March 27, 2007 So now I know there's a problem, as I just tried to log in earlier and it stated that I'd attempted to sign in with the incorrect password too many times, which is nonsense. This is BS Quote
BactaReality Posted March 29, 2007 Report Posted March 29, 2007 Update: Hopefully I've gotten rid of the bug that was causing my internet browser to act up. I haven't had any problems over the last 24 hrs, so we'll see if it lasts. Now when I log out, it shows that I'm logged out immediately. I'd never had that problem before where it wouldn't show that I was logged out, so it was certainly not a good sign when it happened. As far as staying logged in, I was always under the impression that it wasn't a good idea to save any passwords to your hd, because it's easier for that info to get stolen. I never check the box that says remember me and or my password, I just don't trust it. Maybe that's just me. Quote
SethB6025[501st] Posted March 29, 2007 Report Posted March 29, 2007 If I'm not mistaken when you "log in automatically" the password is not saved to your HD, instead the site saves your IP address and logs you in when it sees that IP. Quote
BactaReality Posted March 29, 2007 Report Posted March 29, 2007 If I'm not mistaken when you "log in automatically" the password is not saved to your HD, instead the site saves your IP address and logs you in when it sees that IP. Even worse, I just don't allow any personal info to be saved if I can help it ya know. I do know that my browser has the ability to store private info as well. Quote
Dirty White Boy[501st] Posted April 14, 2007 Report Posted April 14, 2007 My biggest problem is that I have to erace the words "user name" and a bunch of dots in the password area every time. If I just click out, and then right back in again on the site I have to re log in. Nowhere is there an icon to save passwords. BUMP Found a problem with my web browser, got 'er fixed! Quote
TK4205 Posted April 15, 2007 Report Posted April 15, 2007 Found a problem with my web browser, got 'er fixed! Have the same issue, mind sharing that recipe? Quote
Dirty White Boy[501st] Posted April 16, 2007 Report Posted April 16, 2007 Have the same issue, mind sharing that recipe? Sure. Having AOL, I had to go in and delete the temporary Internet cookies and this forum from my favorites. Then just logged back in. Had to redo passwords for other sites too but so far all is as it should be. Quote
TK4205 Posted April 25, 2007 Report Posted April 25, 2007 I haven't had to log in all day today. cool. Quote
BactaReality Posted April 26, 2007 Report Posted April 26, 2007 Yeah, clearing out your private data/temp internet folder/cache will always be a route to go when troubleshooting these types of things. There was a time when firefox was a pretty solid browser, however nowadays, I'm not so sure about that. I've gone as far as to uninstall and reinstall my browsers to eliminate any lingering corrupt files, and it actually helped most of the time when it was an issue. The glitch I was having with my New Messages link was also corrected after archiving and deleting all my PMs and receiving a new PM. Everything seems to be all square now thankfully. Quote
Scott M.[TK] Posted April 26, 2007 Report Posted April 26, 2007 Even worse, I just don't allow any personal info to be saved if I can help it ya know. I do know that my browser has the ability to store private info as well. It is actually done by your browser. There is a password security file that saves all this data. I am not sure how it works in IE, but in the Security tab for Firefox, there is an option where you can clear all privacy data, or you can view it. Click Tools-->Options-->Security-->Show Passwords Click view and it will show you a window with every web site your browser has log in information about. On the bottom of the window, there is a button to show passwords. It will ask you if you are sure, but if you click yes, you will see every login name and password, and the associated web sites it is used for. Now if you are the only person who uses this PC, this might not be a big deal. If it is shared, it might be a bigger issue. Just thought I would chime in and try to answer a technical question. I work in IT, so these things are easier for me than say, building a vacu-form table. Quote
TK4205 Posted May 1, 2007 Report Posted May 1, 2007 Good to know. I do both. Though I'm not as prolific in computers as I am in plastics. My shop includes a little of everything. Quote
missingpieces[501st] Posted May 1, 2007 Report Posted May 1, 2007 its still happens to me at random intervals...no other forums, no other websites...just this one Quote
Scott M.[TK] Posted May 1, 2007 Report Posted May 1, 2007 its still happens to me at random intervals...no other forums, no other websites...just this one What browser are you using? Not sure if that will help, but always good to know exactly what is in place before troubleshooting. BTW, I also have that issue, and it usually is once every few days. I have a bookmark that goes to the latest posts, and once every few days I need to log in. Might be a combination of a few items, but it would be good to know either the why, and/or if it can be corrected. Quote
missingpieces[501st] Posted May 1, 2007 Report Posted May 1, 2007 im really doubting its on my end due to the randomness and its ONLY this website. not to mention i have plenty of "troubleshooting experience" thanks though Quote
Scott M.[TK] Posted May 1, 2007 Report Posted May 1, 2007 Good to know. I did not mean to offend if I did. Quote
missingpieces[501st] Posted May 1, 2007 Report Posted May 1, 2007 I did not mean to offend if I did. not at all Quote
Jumpin Jax Posted May 15, 2007 Report Posted May 15, 2007 I'm logging in every frikken time I come to this site now. Quote
SuperTrooper Posted May 16, 2007 Author Report Posted May 16, 2007 I'm logging in every frikken time I come to this site now. I've had the same problem today. Quote
Dirty White Boy[501st] Posted May 17, 2007 Report Posted May 17, 2007 Yep, me as well. Thought that I had the problem fixed awhile back. Must be a cookie monster thing Quote
TK4205 Posted May 21, 2007 Report Posted May 21, 2007 Sometimes I can go all day. Sometimes every two minutes Quote
Dirty White Boy[501st] Posted May 22, 2007 Report Posted May 22, 2007 Here may be a new one. When I open the site I don't have to log back on, but the site won't load. It will pop up with the TK and the Death Star in the background but nothing else. Weird! Quote
wannab Posted June 5, 2007 Report Posted June 5, 2007 I've had the same problem today. Any fix for this yet???? Very frustratiing. Quote
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