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Wed 25 Aug, 2004 10:48 am
Twice in the last two days I popped into this site, logged in, and was browsing through my active threads, when all of a sudden the avatars disappeared. I was logged off! Logging in again, then going to "Your Posts", the updated thread indicators were all gone as if I'd visited them all, when I hadn't. What could cause this?
ditto
it's usually right before the site seems to slowwwwwwwwwwwww down - between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. EST (at least what i've noticed in the last two weeks)
Make sure that "Log me on automatically each visit" is checked when you log in.
How is that going to prevent being logged out by the system when you're in it?
It's not well-titled, but basically what that does is it keeps the computer from logging you out about every 5 minutes. It's the little checkbox just under where you sign in. Always make sure to check it and you shouldn't have logoff problems. If you do, then everyone else is having problems, and it's a server thing.
Well, it wasn't a 5-minute timeout because I was actively surfing A2K when it happened. I also prefer to not check that little box.
Well, when you don't check the little box, it'll keep signing you out. Sorry, but far as I'm aware, that's the way it works and has always worked.
And it's not a timeout for inaction. You could be in the middle of posting, it doesn't matter - it kicks you out every five or so minutes no matter what you're doing or not doing, unless you check the little box.
If it persists, send a note to the Help Desk.
That's bizarre Jespah, because sometimes I'll walk away from the computer or just not be active in here, and I don't get logged off. Other times, I'll just get logged in then get bumped almost immediately. Weird.
Hmm that is odd, as you should be able to stay on if the box is checked, but be kicked off if it isn't. Anyway, like I said, if it persists, contact the Help Desk, and provide standard info like your OS and whatever it is you use to surf the 'net (IE5, Opera, whatever). TIA.
It's been happening several times a day to me for the last week... Not that I'm here all day or anything.
Would knock me off within seconds of having signed in sometimes.
After clicking the keep me logged in box it stopped. Not sure if it made a difference or if the server got fixed.
I've definitely noticed periodic and uncharacteristic slowness. I'll start paying more attention to when and other details.
Like squinney, I find that if it's going to happen, it happens fairly shortly after logging in. If I'm in, and 'stuck in', I can stay logged in for over an hour without any action at all - log in, post once, walk the dogs, change my clothes, come back and post again, no problem.
The logged in box is checked on my home computer, not my work computer. No difference in terms of where it happens - more in terms of time - prolly busier at mid-day?
Setanta just ran into the same 'new posts being dumped' problem about 20 minutes ago.
Traffic has gone up significantly (e.g. 25% more traffic in a few days) and that may be the cause.
I haven't been around too much, and am usually around during non-peak hours so I haven't seen what is being described.
If it is just server load the only solution is moving to new servers again, and that might take me a while to gather the time and money for.
Setanta just ran into this problem for the umpteenth time a moment ago.
If it's only to be solved by new server(s), i'm easily able to grin and bear it.
Just happened again, this time from home. Something's definitely up.
It started happening to me aswell, finally after having to rewrite and rewrite posts I checked the keep me logged on button. This never used to happen to me, the only time it used to log me out if is it was inactive for around 15 minutes. I hate to leave myself logged in all the time. I'm not the only one who uses my computer!
Why do you have to write and rewrite posts, pess? Can't you just use the "back" button?
Site is definiteley a bit slow now, will go note on that thread.
But from what Craven says, looks like we may just be outgrowing our current digs again -- too big of a load on the server (too many visitors) -- and I know that moving to a new server is an enormous hassle and expensive to boot.
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