Site not remembering me

**jb2cool** · September 17th, 2006, 12:19 AM

Is anyone else having issues with the site not remembering them?

Using Internet Explorer it seems fine but now and again Firefox forgets me. I seem to have to log in at least a couple of times a day. I'm having this issue on another forum also. I guess it's a tracking cookie or something that's not being downloaded.

tom · September 17th, 2006, 12:54 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by jb2cool)

Is anyone else having issues with the site not remembering them?

Using Internet Explorer it seems fine but now and again Firefox forgets me. I seem to have to log in at least a couple of times a day. I'm having this issue on another forum also. I guess it's a tracking cookie or something that's not being downloaded.

Firefox (Mac version at least) has quite good privacy protection options. It's probably deleting the cookie; maybe when you close the browser down. Check your browser settings.

MarkT · September 17th, 2006, 01:44 AM

Firefox working fine for me on a PC here.

Probably is just a cookie setting though.

TobyFish · September 17th, 2006, 02:28 AM

JB2Who?

Odd that it JUST started - but... Mozilla just pushed out a firefox update (about 2 days ago? Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-GB; rv:1.8.0.7) Gecko/20060909 Firefox/1.5.0.7 look in help - about to see if you have been updated)), it's possible that if you clicked to accept this it stuffed up and you need to uninstall FF and re-install probably

BUT before that check in tools -> options -> cookies and check that it looks like this
options.GIF

Of course if you are accessing from work, then it's possible that it's a problem with somethng they've changed in their security set-up. You could try complaining that you have to log in manually 10 times a day... you know they an do P45s online now, right?

**jb2cool** · September 17th, 2006, 10:48 AM

It's not the update, i only just applied that late night after posting that me ssage. This is not from work either (although there might be the same issue there) i have Firefox there but keep forgetting so i tend to open everything in IE.

Checkem my privacy settings and they look just the way TobyFish says they need to. Something might have gone screwey somewhere. I'll try to check it out on my test PC.

EDIT
I'm not entierly sure it's this forum. I seem to be having problems with another as well. I'll un-install/reinstall and see if that helps.

Adrian Kelland · September 17th, 2006, 11:18 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by jb2cool)

It's not the update, i only just applied that late night after posting that me ssage. This is not from work either (although there might be the same issue there) i have Firefox there but keep forgetting so i tend to open everything in IE.

Checkem my privacy settings and they look just the way TobyFish says they need to. Something might have gone screwey somewhere. I'll try to check it out on my test PC.

EDIT
I'm not entierly sure it's this forum. I seem to be having problems with another as well. I'll un-install/reinstall and see if that helps.

Do you have any third party software running that clears up your history and cookies on shutdown?

Does the forgetting happen while you are on line?

**jb2cool** · September 17th, 2006, 11:22 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Adrian Kelland)

Do you have any third party software running that clears up your history and cookies on shutdown?

Does the forgetting happen while you are on line?

Once i have logged in it seems fine for that session and subsequent sessions. It does seem to come back when i turn off and turn the PC back on (But not always i can't really pinpoint it).

Don't think i have anything cleaning up history and cookies. Not unless it's built in.

***techadmin*** · September 17th, 2006, 06:55 PM

Sometimes cookies get corrupted - best bet in that case is to manually browse to yoru cookie folder delete the dirx cookie - reboot then log in again.

Stuart

**jb2cool** · September 17th, 2006, 09:42 PM

did that earlier along with a re-install of Firefox and seems fine now. One of those oddities.

**neilh** · September 17th, 2006, 09:52 PM

Funny you should post that - I had a similar thing with both YD and DIRx this week

They both made me log in again from work and home, but only the once - not many times a day. Weird.

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September 17th, 2006, 10:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
jb2cool(Offline) Padawan learner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire Posts: 797	It's not the update, i only just applied that late night after posting that me ssage. This is not from work either (although there might be the same issue there) i have Firefox there but keep forgetting so i tend to open everything in IE. Checkem my privacy settings and they look just the way TobyFish says they need to. Something might have gone screwey somewhere. I'll try to check it out on my test PC. EDIT I'm not entierly sure it's this forum. I seem to be having problems with another as well. I'll un-install/reinstall and see if that helps. __________________ http://jb2cool.bulldoghome.com Last edited by jb2cool; September 17th, 2006 at 10:51 AM.

September 17th, 2006, 11:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
Adrian Kelland (Online) Can't remember Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Exeter - Team of 1 Posts: 267	Quote: (Originally Posted by jb2cool) It's not the update, i only just applied that late night after posting that me ssage. This is not from work either (although there might be the same issue there) i have Firefox there but keep forgetting so i tend to open everything in IE. Checkem my privacy settings and they look just the way TobyFish says they need to. Something might have gone screwey somewhere. I'll try to check it out on my test PC. EDIT I'm not entierly sure it's this forum. I seem to be having problems with another as well. I'll un-install/reinstall and see if that helps. Do you have any third party software running that clears up your history and cookies on shutdown? Does the forgetting happen while you are on line? __________________ The Diving Encyclopaedia Exeter BSAC Royal National Lifeboat Institution UK Transplant Register

September 17th, 2006, 11:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
jb2cool(Offline) Padawan learner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire Posts: 797	Quote: (Originally Posted by Adrian Kelland) Do you have any third party software running that clears up your history and cookies on shutdown? Does the forgetting happen while you are on line? Once i have logged in it seems fine for that session and subsequent sessions. It does seem to come back when i turn off and turn the PC back on (But not always i can't really pinpoint it). Don't think i have anything cleaning up history and cookies. Not unless it's built in. __________________ http://jb2cool.bulldoghome.com

September 17th, 2006, 09:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
jb2cool(Offline) Padawan learner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire Posts: 797	did that earlier along with a re-install of Firefox and seems fine now. One of those oddities. __________________ http://jb2cool.bulldoghome.com

September 17th, 2006, 12:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
tom(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London/Surrey Posts: 59	Quote: (Originally Posted by jb2cool) Is anyone else having issues with the site not remembering them? Using Internet Explorer it seems fine but now and again Firefox forgets me. I seem to have to log in at least a couple of times a day. I'm having this issue on another forum also. I guess it's a tracking cookie or something that's not being downloaded. Firefox (Mac version at least) has quite good privacy protection options. It's probably deleting the cookie; maybe when you close the browser down. Check your browser settings.

September 17th, 2006, 01:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
MarkT(Offline) New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 233	Firefox working fine for me on a PC here. Probably is just a cookie setting though.

September 17th, 2006, 02:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
TobyFish(Offline) Fine Upstanding Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Telford, UK Posts: 795	JB2Who? Odd that it JUST started - but... Mozilla just pushed out a firefox update (about 2 days ago? Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-GB; rv:1.8.0.7) Gecko/20060909 Firefox/1.5.0.7 look in help - about to see if you have been updated)), it's possible that if you clicked to accept this it stuffed up and you need to uninstall FF and re-install probably BUT before that check in tools -> options -> cookies and check that it looks like this options.GIF Of course if you are accessing from work, then it's possible that it's a problem with somethng they've changed in their security set-up. You could try complaining that you have to log in manually 10 times a day... you know they an do P45s online now, right?

September 17th, 2006, 06:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
*techadmin*(Offline) Administrator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Data Center Posts: 214	Sometimes cookies get corrupted - best bet in that case is to manually browse to yoru cookie folder delete the dirx cookie - reboot then log in again. Stuart

September 17th, 2006, 09:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
neilh(Offline) Haemoglobin on the bus... Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Barnsley, UK Posts: 1,900	Funny you should post that - I had a similar thing with both YD and DIRx this week They both made me log in again from work and home, but only the once - not many times a day. Weird.