Logging out of Forum

[hairloss]

Morning,

 

My second day in Patts and I went to an internet cafe to catch up with whats happening and logged into the forum only to find that when it came up another member was still logged in on this computer........

 

So I have logged them out, but thought it maybe a timely reminder to all to ensure they log out properly before they leave the cafe, as anyone who happened to select the forum would have had access to all the pages ???

 

Anyhow hope to meet some of you fellow members around town this week.

 

[Eneukman]

This happens all too frequently. Maybe time for a forced log out?

 

Alan

[MM]

This happens all too frequently. Maybe time for a forced log out?

 

Alan

 

Forced logout is not a feature of the forum software, as far as I know. The problem is that if the user clicks REMEMBER ME (thus saving the cookie and login information), the next time you come to the page, you are logged in automatically.

[Bullfrog]

It doesn't just happen on this board...Last year I sat down at a machine and it was still logged on to Adultfriendfinders.com!!!!

[MM]

I am moving this topic to the Technical Issues forum.

 

Also, I have changed a board setting so that you cannot be logged onto the forum from more than one computer at a time. So, if someone clicks the REMEMBER ME button when they log in (against the recommendation of the board when using a public computer, i.e. at an internet cafe), when they log in elsewhere, the prior login will not work.

 

It's the best I can do, as far as I know, without removing the REMEMBER ME option altogether, and forcing everyone to log in every time they come to the forum.

[PattayaPete]

Not quite true MM.

 

You can force everyone to log in again by changing the name of the cookie the board uses. It's a parameter in General Settings. I've just done it which should clean things up.

[papillon]

Whatever you did Pete, it worked because I have 'remember me' ticked and I just had to log in.

 

Good Job.

 

I think you should do it every 24 hours.

[MM]

Not quite true MM.

 

You can force everyone to log in again by changing the name of the cookie the board uses. It's a parameter in General Settings. I've just done it which should clean things up.

 

I was aware of that option, but I thought that was a bit brutal.

[glynbuk]

i wondered why i just had to sign in, i think its for the best so i support it

[Winston_Churchill]

i could of had some fun last night a certain bar owner was logged on at the computer i was using i'm to honest a guy to have done it though

[ashboy]

i could of had some fun last night a certain bar owner was logged on at the computer i was using i'm to honest a guy to have done it though

 

 

You've changed.

[Eneukman]

i could of had some fun last night a certain bar owner was logged on at the computer i was using i'm to honest a guy to have done it though

 

I actually did a few posts under a certain bar-owner's name after he had failed to log out in a certain internet cafe before I realised I what I was doing.

 

Alan

[Guest Fatboyfat]

I'm not too sure about the ramefications of this but, a fellow BM, who supposedly only used his own laptop was caught out with an "open account" on a PC open for public use in the hotel foyer. IE both his personal laptop and hotels PCs were obviously using the same wi-fi system, and he not logging out on his laptop, seemed to leave his account open on all pcs using the same wi-fi system.

I am far too ignorant of the inner workings of IT systems to comment on whether this should be possible