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Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Twice today I've had to re-log in to my account to access the website. Does anyone else ever have this problem, or is it possibly a server issue? The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Mark Stevenson Send message Joined: 8 Sep 11 Posts: 1736 Credit: 174,899,165 RAC: 91 |
Twice today I've had to re-log in to my account to access the website. Does anyone else ever have this problem, or is it possibly a server issue? It happens to me maybe once a week , just one of them things , not really a problem just a bit of a inconvenience when it happens Life is what you make of it :-) When i'm good i'm very good , but when i'm bad i'm shi#eloads better ;-) In't I " buttercups " p.m.s.l at authoritie !!;-) |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
I haven't had to log in again. So perhaps that something on your system overzealously deletes cookies, or you have your browser set to discard of them on closing down. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I haven't had to log in again. So perhaps that something on your system overzealously deletes cookies, or you have your browser set to discard of them on closing down. I suspect it might be a Windows Internet Explorer browser glitch even though I let it keep the cookies. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
I primarily used Internet Explorer before getting Edge with Windows 10 and I never had to log in after the Tuesday outages. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I primarily used Internet Explorer before getting Edge with Windows 10 and I never had to log in after the Tuesday outages. I've never heard of Edge, but I'm running an experiment on my iMac to see if I stay logged in via Safari. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
I primarily used Internet Explorer before getting Edge with Windows 10 and I never had to log in after the Tuesday outages. Edge is the new MS browser that comes with Win 10. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Edge is the new MS browser Well, I heard it here first. That's a new one on me. Still running Windows 7 on two computers, and don't plan to upgrade until I actually buy new hardware. I do use Chrome for some browsing, but IE is still my default. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
My update on this situation is that I installed Windows 10 on our two PC's, and the one I rarely use is still logged in, and my iMac is still logged in, but the main computer I use still hiccups every few days and I have to log in again. So... doesn't seem to be a SETI problem. It's my main computer, but I don't know why, especially since it's had a new version of Windows installed, so it should be the same system as the other PC which doesn't have the log-in issue. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
BilBg Send message Joined: 27 May 07 Posts: 3720 Credit: 9,385,827 RAC: 0 |
It's simple: as per Message 1787070 - something on your system deletes cookies (Do you use some "cleaner" program? Do you use the same Antivirus with same Settings on all computers?) - you have your browser set to discard or block cookies (Do you use some extension/add-on in the browser that may do this?) The password (in fact 'account key') is remembered in a browser cookie: Name: auth Content: {your 'account key'} Â http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/weak_auth.php Domain: setiathome.berkeley.edu ... and this cookie have (normally) life of one year: Created: March 3, 2016 at 7:20:10 AM Expires: March 3, 2017 at 7:20:10 AM P.S. You didn't tell exactly which browsers do you use on your computers (you mentioned "Internet Explorer" but is this the browser you use now?) If "Internet Explorer" have something like "incognito" mode/window - in that mode no cookies or history is preserved. (Any Chromium clone (I use SRWare Iron/IronPortable and Slimjet Browser) have "incognito" mode invoked by Ctrl+Shift+N) I don't use IE (and "my IE" is the old Windows XP version) so don't know if something like "incognito" mode exists in it. Â Â - ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :) Â |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
You didn't tell exactly which browsers do you use on your computers I use the latest version of IE on both Windows 10 computers, and Safari on my Macintosh. I have the same antivirus and antimalware settings on both Windows computers. I'm running browsers in default mode on all three computers, with no user changes. It's a puzzle. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
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