Server Issues, Etc

[thepast]

Yeah, the forums has some bizarre features... one of which is the log in issue. Sometimes, I hit the remember me button and it keeps me logged in for 2-3 weeks with no problem, I clear cookies, and I have to relog in (how it's suppose to work!)

Other times I go through stretches where I have to re-log in every single time I come into forums...

Some common problems:
1. You cleared cookies since you last came into forums. Some puters clear them automatically when you close your browser. Check the settings.
2. You can log in, but a "you have a PM" window pops up, you click into that... sometimes that messes with your "remember me" cycle the next time you log in.
3. Did you accidently forget to click the remember me button the last time you were in?

If none of these work, come find me and I can teach you the "Log in Dance"....

[Thorne]

Okay. Several hours ago I cleared my cookies, shut down Firefox, then restarted and logged back in to the Forums. When I came back now I was logged in already, "remembered" from earlier. So, at least in my case, clearing the cookies seemed to have fixed it.

To the best of my knowledge, this was the first time this has happened since the last time I had to change my password. It makes sense to me that the cookie was not properly updated when I did so, and was therefore keeping the site from remembering me.

The only suggestion I can make to those who still have the problems is to check how your browser is handling cookies. I know that, with Firefox or Netscape you can set your browser to accept "Session Cookies" which I think are supposed to be deleted when you close your browser. It's a little more complicated in Internet Explorer (duh!), but I think something similar happens. For sites like this, where you want to remain logged in all the time, you have to accept cookies completely, not just for the session.