Arghhhhh!! Tech why do I have to log in nearly every time I come on :( I didnt used to have to!!!!

[mumofdjandbabies]

Its sooooo annoying

can you sort it or tell me how to as I say keep me logged in!

Thanks oh marvellous tech

I need you!!!!

Me too!

what browser? Firefox seemed to throw away all it's 'remember who I am' stuff when it got upgraded last night so I had to resave username/password... ...other than that it's been fine though..

IE. I always use 'new messages' and take the option "Messages since I last checked for new messages".

ooh I odnt know about all of that

We havent changed anything fire wall wie so I rosumed it was mumsnets causing the need to log in all the time???

mumofdjandbabies and Sciolist, you're both on our system as "Remain logged in", so it could be your browser causing the problem.

Are you closing the browser in between visits, and that's when it's logging you out? It may be that your browser is automatically clearing out your cache, and thus your cookie, which is how the site recognises you.

oh thanks for looking anyway

not sure what that all means

OK, when you log in to MN, it puts a cookie on your computer - a tiny file with an ID number, if you like. So when you come back, MN looks for that little file, and says "aha, that's mumtodjandbabies".

But sometimes your browser is set to clear out all those little files every time you close it - so when you come back, MN doesn't know who you are, and so you have to log in again.

If you are using Internet Explorer, go to Tools, Internet Options, Advanced and scrolldown to the Security options - look and see if the "Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed" box is ticked.

ah ok thanks will ask hubby if he can help me x cheers me dear!

"Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed" box is not ticked.

Mumsnet recognizes me - I do not need a password for "Threads I'm on", but only for
"New Messages" / "Messages since I last checked for new messages" (when I load favourites).

Ohh - this has started to happen to me too, in the last couple of weeks.

I have checked my settings and it can store cookies - so what else do I need to check? I keep on checking the box "remain logged in unless I log out" option, when I log in. What else can I do?

If you find your cookie folder you might see if you have more than one mumsnet cookie. Sometimes the system gets muddled and deleting both and logging on again might put it right.

C:\Documents and Settings\YourPCusername\Cookies
and it will be called something like
YourPCusername@mumsnet[1]

When you go to "new messages" there is a Search type option - either messages in the last xxx minutes/hours etc, or since you last posted. Are the username and password boxes filled in?

Just a thought, check the date and time on your computer. If that is wrong, it can affect cookies, I think.

There were two mumsnet cookies, one as above and the other was [email protected][1]. I deleted them both, logged out and in, but nothing changed. The PC time and date are correct.

Jane - the username is filled in but not the password.