the_realscott Posted 24, May 2006 Report Share Posted 24, May 2006 Anyone know why the site (or my browser - not sure how the forum is tracked) loses track of my read/unread threads if I close the browser by terminating it? It's quite annoying! I'm using firefox by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSC172 Posted 24, May 2006 Report Share Posted 24, May 2006 It's always done that for me too, quiet annoying really if u don't get a chance to read everything in one go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_realscott Posted 10, July 2006 Author Report Share Posted 10, July 2006 Doh! Doesnt anyone know why this happens? Do we have to log out and log in every time we use the forums? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biologist Posted 10, July 2006 Report Share Posted 10, July 2006 Doh! Doesnt anyone know why this happens? Do we have to log out and log in every time we use the forums? On the odd occasion the email link to a thread I'm following stops working and says the thread doesn't exist. After I manually find the link further emails to that thread seem to work OK. As for logging in and out, I sometimes have problems with my browser after it has an auto upgrade then the "Remember Me" feature on many websites, like our forum, seems to get turned off. I reset it and its fine. Its possible that the "remember me" feature involves a cookie, anyone confirm?, and maybe your provider or you have set cookies OFF?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulD Posted 10, July 2006 Report Share Posted 10, July 2006 Yeah Scott we use linux at work, with firefox and we have some weird things going on.. But you must have cookies enabled. Do you mean that posts dont show up as new when you jump onto the site?? doesnt automatically log you in?? im not sure i get you.. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_realscott Posted 11, July 2006 Author Report Share Posted 11, July 2006 Yep, cookies are on, and working (other sites are fine). I'm logged in without any problems, and I have it so I'm always automatically logged in. What happens is this; I'll visit the site, and all the unread threads are there for me to see. If I dont read them all, normally when I come back they remaining unread threads should still be marked as unread (yellow coloured). However, sometimes, when I leave the site (and usually if I just close my browser), when I return, all the threads are marked as 'read' (i.e. grey in colour). I dont think it's a login problem, either. I'm always logged in OK. I dont log in and log out each time, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biologist Posted 11, July 2006 Report Share Posted 11, July 2006 OK, I see the problem. It does happen to me occasionally as well, like all the threads have been reset to "read" somehow. Its probably some glitch between the browser and the site but who knows what? I use Safari and it only happens once or twice a week. Never noticed it happen when I used Netscape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_realscott Posted 11, July 2006 Author Report Share Posted 11, July 2006 Yep, that's exactly it. I use firefox, and it happens with probably the same frequency. How are the threads tracked in phpbb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biologist Posted 11, July 2006 Report Share Posted 11, July 2006 How are the threads tracked in phpbb? OH, you got me there... help! Someone will be aong soon I hope... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted 19, July 2006 Report Share Posted 19, July 2006 i have the same problem. any thoughts paul? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emu Posted 22, July 2006 Report Share Posted 22, July 2006 Don't know if this is in the right section to ask,but,.............can anyone pinpoint for me where i can find the Register? thanks, emu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emu Posted 22, July 2006 Report Share Posted 22, July 2006 It's ok thanks guys, I've found it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_realscott Posted 10, May 2007 Author Report Share Posted 10, May 2007 GODDAMMIT! This really cheeses me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFG Posted 10, May 2007 Report Share Posted 10, May 2007 This forum is particularly bad for remembering where I've been at the best of times. Threads appear for HOURS after I've read them. Sometimes I'll read a thread at night and the next morning it's still on the list. If I read, for example, post 44 (the end of a thread) and there are 3 new posts the next morning, I click the "go to newest unread" button and it goes to 44 again! Worse, it'll continue going to 44 even if I've already read the next three and want to see the newest unread again, which is now 48. It's really frickin' annoying on busy threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkie86 Posted 10, May 2007 Report Share Posted 10, May 2007 I get the read/unread thing... It would seem that the forum marks ALL threads as read when the browser is closed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 10, May 2007 Report Share Posted 10, May 2007 I get the read/unread thing... It would seem that the forum marks ALL threads as read when the browser is closed I know this happens to me also, but im pretty sure it happens on most phpbb forums. Dont think there is much which can be done. I think its more becuase when you close you browser it does not disconnect your session properly, therefore when you login again it has to re-sign in. Anoys me but i dont think much can be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_realscott Posted 11, May 2007 Author Report Share Posted 11, May 2007 This forum is particularly bad for remembering where I've been at the best of times. Threads appear for HOURS after I've read them. That only happens to me if I use the back button (of course, because it's not refreshing the page). As soon as I hit refresh, it's fine. What is so annoying for me is that when the browser is closed, the threads are all marked as read for some reason. I know this happens to me also, but im pretty sure it happens on most phpbb forums. Dont think there is much which can be done. I think its more becuase when you close you browser it does not disconnect your session properly, therefore when you login again it has to re-sign in. Anoys me but i dont think much can be done. It doesnt happen on all phpbb boards... There's several that I read that don't do it. Also, why does it mark them as read? Even if the session isn't ended properly, there doesnt seem to be any reason for doing it. I would have thought that it would record the read/unread as it goes, or at worst, if the session was not ended properly, then it would just fail to record the threads that had been read in that session. I dunno... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragyn Posted 24, May 2007 Report Share Posted 24, May 2007 I just had this happen to me for the first time. Using IE V 6.0 From work with proxy protection Proxy asked me to enter my access again - bingo. All new thread info lost even though OzRS still had me as logged in before and after. It's not an auto log in either as the "remember me" doesn't work for me when I log in from Work. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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