The auto-logout issue...

[MrWhereItsAt]

So can everyone actually stick to the topic please (meaning don't post unless you have an answer, basically)? I would very much like to have this thread around long enough for some kind of official response, because if it's closed AGAIN I daresay any new thread would be instantly locked.

[Skanky Burns]

Changing browsers you visit here with is a solution, assuming you are on your own computer and not a uni one. You have yet to even mention what browser you use though.

[MrWhereItsAt]

*Sigh

Well since many others have already posted that it apparently happens with all sorts of browsers, thus I suspected it was a more general issue than browser-specific and thought it wasn't necessary, but alright.

It happens at home with a Uni computer (ie behind a firewall) and IE6, also with my computer (no firewall) and IE6. It is happening on this Uni computer (behind a firewall) on Mozilla 5.

[Skanky Burns]

It happens to me all the time using Mozilla (I'm not sure what version I was using, it is uninstalled now). Try Opera and see if that solves your problems on the home computer.

[Urban Ranger]

It's a cookie issue, that much I know. Therefore it seems to be that it's unlikely to be a server problem. Strangely, it has never happened to me when I use a *nix box.

[Illuminatus]

Have I mentioned that it happens to me quite often? And usually when accessing threads older thatn two days.

[Lefty Scaevola]

I get auto log out (IE6) on a VBB forum where I do not use auto log on. It appeared to be connected to the cycleling of ad banners. Perhaps a combination of the thrid party cookies the banners tried to install, my IE security setting for cookies, and my not automatic log on choice.

[Urban Ranger]

Some of these problems are extremely hard to trace, when there are so many interactions between various parts.

[Spiffor]

It happens to me fairly often (about once a day when I'm in a posting spree). And I use Mozilla for years now.

[Bloody Monk]

Originally posted by Ming
The first thread was closed by MarkG because of spam. If this one gets closed for the same reason, I'm just going to restrict and PCR the offenders...

I can't speak for anyone else, but, for me, this is an important question. Was it answered in the previous thread you referred to?? Can "someone" who knows please answer...

1) Why does this happen??

2) Is there something I can do from my end to keep this from happening??

Thanks,

Monk

[Urban Ranger]

As I said, it's a cookie problem. Your identity is stored in cookies, so when they got removed, Poly ceases to recognise you. Now, I am not sure how does that happen, though it's a problem that is going to be very hard to trace.

[DrSpike]

I wouldn't argue with that, but there are clearly other factors at work here, with the intermittent occurrence of this for some.

[Gilgamensch]

Actually might sound stupid, but how much space have you allocated for temporary internet folders? I am not sure if cookies count against this limit, but maybe the problem is there. And no I never had this problem And I only allocated 50 MByte (my possible minimum) for it.

[Urban Ranger]

Hmm...

I think I vaguely remember that, if you clear out your disk cache, the problem gets fixed. At least for IE.

[Spiffor]

Well, this may be the reason indeed: since I formatted three weeks ago, I don't seem to have this problem anymore.