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    Post by spangly Tue 3 Feb 2009 - 20:28

    every time she posts.

    We've been using the forum since 2007 and she says she hasn't changed from Windows or installed any firewalls. She's deleted her cookies and even set up a new account.
    Every time she replies to a post she gets logged out and has to sign in again.

    She says this happens even when she uses a different computer.

    Does anyone have any idea what it could be.
    none of my other members are having this problem.
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    Post by wow99 Tue 3 Feb 2009 - 20:50

    One of my members is having this problem too.
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    Post by spangly Tue 3 Feb 2009 - 21:35

    sorry, just spoken to her again and she has given me some screen shots of what happens, it's not logging her out exactly which is what she told me originally.

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    This is what i get every time i post on here.

    everytime i send a message this pops up
    An existing member keeps getting logged out Snow020209016




    and then next time i go to click on somthing i get this
    An existing member keeps getting logged out Snow020209019



    and then i press connect and its all ok again untill i post another message on here and i have to do it all over again every time.
    Its so weird because it just suddenly started to do it one day for no reason and never stopped.
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    Post by Nelsaidi Tue 3 Feb 2009 - 22:03

    That doesnt look like it has something to do with the forum, but her internet connection.

    If she is getting logged out, she has a problem with her sessions, reconnecting to the internet (ie by pressing connect) - will result in a new IP, hence a new session is created. Its like that for security.

    Get her to sort out her internet.
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    Post by spangly Tue 3 Feb 2009 - 22:07

    thanks, I'll tell her what you said.
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    Post by wow99 Tue 3 Feb 2009 - 22:29

    Nelsaidi wrote:That doesnt look like it has something to do with the forum, but her internet connection.

    If she is getting logged out, she has a problem with her sessions, reconnecting to the internet (ie by pressing connect) - will result in a new IP, hence a new session is created. Its like that for security.

    Get her to sort out her internet.

    Yes my thought too, and I have thought about that as the reason for one of my members but I actually thought now with broadband that doesn't really happen anymore.
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    Post by Nelsaidi Tue 3 Feb 2009 - 22:46

    If thats happening, then theres something wrong with their browser not saving the session, try another browser.
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    Post by spangly Wed 4 Feb 2009 - 10:23

    She said that it's not hppening on any of the other forums she goes on, but I'll tell her to try another browser as well now.

    Thankyou.
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    Post by spangly Wed 4 Feb 2009 - 23:26

    right, I've suggested all this to her and she says that it even happens on her dad's laptop at his house too which means it can't be her broadband.

    Any other suggestions?

    It only started 2 weeks ago and hasn't gone.