Zoe, do you have Remember you? checked in your profile? And you have cookies enabled? That should keep you logged in.
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§ ita § - Apr 14, 2003 7:17:27 am PDT #3825 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
§ ita § - Apr 14, 2003 7:18:43 am PDT #3826 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kashi, go lean:
Thank you all for the thanks.
Jessica - Apr 14, 2003 7:20:30 am PDT #3827 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
If you want to stay logged in all the time, you have to make sure that the "yes" radio button under "Remember You?" on your Set Profile page is checked. Otherwise, your session expires when you close your browser window.
I think it's okay if the PF threads are open when we're not using them -- I mean, what's the worst that could happen?
Zoe Ann - Apr 14, 2003 7:21:17 am PDT #3828 of 10000
Mathair & Athair beo.
ita.
Yes, now I have the Remember You? Yes. box checked
thankyou.
Angus G - Apr 14, 2003 7:21:25 am PDT #3829 of 10000
Roguish Laird
Zoe, on the bottom of the "set profil"e page there's a "remember you?" option. Do you have "no" selected on this? If so, change it to "yes" and you shouldn't have to re-log in.
That's Step 1. On the other hand, if you already have "yes" selected there is probably some issue with cookies that I'm not technically qualified to advise you on!
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Zoe Ann - Apr 14, 2003 7:24:41 am PDT #3830 of 10000
Mathair & Athair beo.
Ta.
er, cookies?
OK so I KNOW you're not refering to home baking (unless you are) cookies are an OS function am I right?
Do I need to check in my computer, wait and I'll go and do that.
Edited for spelling and content.
OK, I'm actually in Control Panel here now...looking
OK, well there doesn't appear to be anything I can do about cookies from Control Panel except delete them or edit on a site by site basis. I reckon editing is unecessary because the defaults will be the correct setting. Unless otherwise stated so If they're NOT please say so.
Anyway I'm closing the Control Panel, now I would like to go back to having fun please.
Angus G - Apr 14, 2003 7:35:56 am PDT #3831 of 10000
Roguish Laird
Zoe, no, it sounds like you've done everything you need to do.
(Cookies, as I understand it, are little files your browser stores on your hard disk when you visit certain websites--for instance, they're the reason why Amazon.com knows who you are when you go back there, if you have an account there. I don't know why they're called "cookies.")
Michele T. - Apr 14, 2003 8:18:21 am PDT #3832 of 10000
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
The guy who named them says he doesn't remember why they're called cookies either, but the name probably comes from the similar "magic cookie" concept in Unix:
Magic cookie" is a common term in Unix and other programming for a handle given to a piece of information shared between cooperating programs. The entry for "magic cookie" in The New Hacker's Dictionary [4] defines it as "something passed between routines or programs that enables the receiver to perform some operation; a capability ticket or opaque identifier."
(From a really bad article on First Monday )
Laura - Apr 14, 2003 8:26:36 am PDT #3833 of 10000
Our wings are not tired.
From what I have read Lou Montulli called them cookies for no good reason. I think we should write a really good story and float it as a legend.
Sorry for the natter. If there is any way I can contribute to building a better board I would be delighted to help.
Jessica - Apr 14, 2003 8:41:40 am PDT #3834 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think we should write a really good story and float it as a legend.
See, back in the days when computers were big enough to fill entire rooms, programmers would leave trails of cookie crumbs on the floor to be able to find their way from section to section. Unfortunately, the crumbs also attracted bugs...