When is logging in not logging in?

[Baden Powell]

This happens a lot. I'll log in, get the "thanks for loggin in" redirect box and then Poof! I get the "you are showing as guest, please sign-in message. What's the fix?

[johnnybax]

Are you clicking the remember me box at login? Are you using a private browsing mode? Both of those have caused that to happen.


Also, clear you cookies and cache before you try again.

That should fix you up.

[Chica Chaser]

Click "remember me" that will eliminate the issue.

[Baden Powell]

FYI, y'all

Just checking the remember box didn't do it. Dumping the browser history and checking the box seems to work. Thank you for the tip.

[jframe2]

"Remember Me" will leave a cookie-type piece of data on the computer that can be captured and read.

[Baden Powell]

Now I find that I can skip clearing the browser history, not check the Remember Me box, log in and get Thanks for Loggin In message. Then when redirected and see that I am not apparently logged in I hit the refresh button. Bingo! I am, after all, loged in.

About this Remeber Me cookie, won't it get deleted when I clear my browser history? I do that at least every day.

[jframe2]

"Remember Me" should be deleted when you clear the history. Just remember to do it manually. And run CCleaner fairly often.
You will be fine.

[mrsunnyhills]

Originally Posted by Baden Powell

This happens a lot. I'll log in, get the "thanks for loggin in" redirect box and then Poof! I get the "you are showing as guest, please sign-in message. What's the fix?

I get a similar problem when I try to use a proxy server. Some other boards don't have this problem. Given the content, perhaps the managers of the board can look at a log in protocol that is usable with proxy servers.

Does any one have suggestions as to a proxy server that works for logging in on this site? I use www.webtosurf.com for other sites without issue.

[jframe2]

I use Firefox and a lot of the privacy/plug-ins set very strictly.
I have never had a problem with Signing in.

Might try re-setting all your privacy settings again.