No password required?

[Frank&Earnest]

Something strange is happening: I have logged off many times but the Bulletin Board has not logged me off. It still seems to think that I have been on a continuous session since 3.39 pm today. When I come back to the forum I do not need to enter the password again. Have I inadvertently changed some setting? Should this be happening?

[bsrlee]

It is saving a 'cookie' of your I.D. on your computer. When you select the site, it sends your I.D. & password for you.

To stop this you have to: clear out your cookie files in IE or Firefox, or whatever browser you use. Ditto the history file.

Then when you get to the log in screen, make sure the 'remember me' box is NOT checked (OK it might be called something else)

Thirdly, select not to accept any cookies in the Internet security section of your browser - this will however stop you using a lot of sites, such as on-line banking & credit cards as security programs store a one use cookie with a unique code every time you log on (DAMHIK).

[Frank&Earnest]

Thanks bsrlee. I thought I already was on the "no cookies" setting, which means that this is what has changed. I do not remember changing it, so I must have done it unadvertently today unless somebody else has "done" it for me. Can't really see how I could have, though. Is it possible that my computer has been hijacked in some way?

[joe greiner]

Are you actually logging out from the forum? I.e. not just exiting or logging off your browser or ISP connection? Whenever I log out, I get a message saying "all cookies cleared." Seems to be built in to VBulletin, as I get the same on other forums.

If I don't log out from the forum, my login is preserved, even though I might disconnect and shut down the computer. Sometimes when traffic is especially heavy, I can't log out because the message doesn't show. Have to come back a few hours later just to log out.

Joe

[Frank&Earnest]

Hi Joe. What you say is true, but if you do not allow cookies to start with, manually logging off does not matter. As soon as you leave you have to log in again when you return. Anyway, the problem is now fixed, I am still a bit worried about what happened yesterday.
Cheers
Frank

[Jedo_03]

same thing been happening to me for the last 2 or 3 days...
already logged on...
wondered if i'd inadvertantly pushed the "keep me logged in" button..
BUT
came on tonight - and had to Log in...
cheers
Jedo

[bsrlee]

Another thing I have noticed - some dodgy cookies & ad-ware are specifically targeting the Mozilla/Firefox browsers - seems enough people are giving IE the flick that it is seen as worth the trouble. First one I found because it wouldn't let me update Firefox, but it was fairly simple to root out - just rand a couple of adware removers in 'Safe' mode.

[Jedo_03]

came on tonight - and didn't have to log on...
Jedo

[Frank&Earnest]

Now, this is even stranger.

1) Logged off 4.05 pm today - message tells me all cookies have been deleted.

2) Return on line around 9pm. Give a look around the forum without logging in.

3) See in the forum titles that Wild Dingo has posted in the women's forum. Go into that thread with the intention of making a joke about a dingo among the chicks. Still not logged in. While in there see a link to "Apricots thread".

4) Follow the link. The page opens and the system recognises me. I am now logged in. I navigate to this thread and click "post reply".

5) I write this message. The other page, still open, indicates that the system does not recognise me.

6) Send this message. I will close this page and repeat the process for confirmation.

[Frank&Earnest]

Back here. Roamed around following links in threads. Some open a page where I am recognised. Some do not. Returned to the same link mentioned before, same thing happened. Anyone using my computer could go on the forum as being "me". Not a problem in my circumstances, but a system problem nevertheless.

Could the system administrator please look at what is different about this link and some other links and fix the problem? Thanks.

[achille]

G'day all,

same thing with me and I have not changed anything!!

[DJ’s Timber]

Have you signed in somewhere, where you couldn't view some pictures as it has said that you weren't signed in but you were. For example you normally log in using the www.woodworkforums.com but clicked a link which lead you to www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au where you had to sign in again to look at the pictures and you have then signed out. This is where it gets tricky, you will still be signed in on one url but not the other, which is what it sounds like here.

Since the upgrade, Neil has made it that you need to be signed in to see the pictures and because some of us, use one url while some others use the other, it will require us to sign into both to see some pictures.

Am I close or not?

[Frank&Earnest]

Thanks, DJ, it was the other way around, but you are right, the first url still has me logged on. Quite messy, isn't it? Can't it be helped? How do I know at the end of a session if I am still on after logging off?

[DJ’s Timber]

Basically you need to sign out of both urls by visiting each one or clear your cache of cookies

[Neil]

Also if you are using Opera or Firefox it could be in the cache memory of the browser rather than the cached memory for the forums but DJ's definitely right.

Stupid question, but why do you need to log out of either. If you just close down or leave the forums you are automatically logged off until you come back on again. This way you don't have to log on each time and from what I understand it all runs faster and smoother for you.

There are no sinister cookies or anything else nasty or evil etc connected to these forums. We have gone to extraordinary lengths to protect our members form all that. We have even made it virtually impossible for members to be spammed or contacted other then through forum channels and all contact info is kept in the strictly and highly confidential.

If anyone gets any nasties from the forums it will be because you have put a web site link, email address or some other contact on the forums which is an open invite to those who would work the system.

Even our PM and internal emails have been cut back to 1 every 4 minutes as a major deterrent to anyone who would abuse the system. Actually came about because some were abusing it.