"log me on automatically" button broken?

[Jimustanguitar]

Has the auto login checkbox not been working for anyone else lately? This week I've had to log in each time. Before that, I'd been logged in for weeks on my work computer.

Did the website change, or do I need to complain to my IT department? - oh wait, that's me

[Eaglezsoar]

It has been working fine for me, Jim.

[bvandiepenbos]

hmmm, never has worked for me.

[bubbasnow]

i found when the hover login "stay logged on" box is checked it does not stay logged in, until i click the logon button and check the box on that page will it finally stay logged in

[Eaglezsoar]

i found when the hover login "stay logged on" box is checked it does not stay logged in, until i click the logon button and check the box on that page will it finally stay logged in

I have tested it many times today and it works everytime.
I put in the user name then password then I check log me on automatically each visit and it works until I logout manually.

[Eric]

I just looked at my cookies for seemecnc and even deleted a few to verify they were the right ones. The browser cookies these forums are using expire after only 24 hours. So if you check in at least once a day, you'll stay logged in forever. If you don't check every day, the feature is near-useless to you.

This can presumably be changed somewhere in the forum administration/setup. Nothing us readers can do about it but live with it.

[Eaglezsoar]

I just looked at my cookies for seemecnc and even deleted a few to verify they were the right ones. The browser cookies these forums are using expire after only 24 hours. So if you check in at least once a day, you'll stay logged in forever. If you don't check every day, the feature is near-useless to you.

This can presumably be changed somewhere in the forum administration/setup. Nothing us readers can do about it but live with it.

Now it makes sense, I login everyday so it works for me. I couldn't figure out why it worked for some and not others.
Thanks for the info, maybe Gene can fix that, hint, hint.

[barry99705]

I just looked at my cookies for seemecnc and even deleted a few to verify they were the right ones. The browser cookies these forums are using expire after only 24 hours. So if you check in at least once a day, you'll stay logged in forever. If you don't check every day, the feature is near-useless to you.

This can presumably be changed somewhere in the forum administration/setup. Nothing us readers can do about it but live with it.

Now it makes sense, I login everyday so it works for me. I couldn't figure out why it worked for some and not others.
Thanks for the info, maybe Gene can fix that, hint, hint.

Same here, it's one of the sites I hit in the morning before work.

[johnoly99]

Ok, OK. I'll up the cookie timeout to say 36hrs? Sound good to you guys?

[Eaglezsoar]

Ok, OK. I'll up the cookie timeout to say 36hrs? Sound good to you guys?

Sounds good to me. Most users will login within that period of time and for those who don't the browser normally caches
the login and passwords, a couple of clicks and you are in.

[Eric]

Why not 72 hours...or a week? Is there a downside?

[Eric]

Hah! Looks like he made it a year. That really should do it!

[Eaglezsoar]

Hah! Looks like he made it a year. That really should do it!

I think your previous question made him do it, thanks.