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ZanThrax posted 08-23-98 01:48 AM ET
Can anyone tell me why the server is trying to tell me that topics that haven't had new posts for over 48 hours contain new posts since my last login? Some of these are trying to tell me that posts above mine are new since my last login. If this is my fault I want to know how to fix it so that I can keep track of current topics, not read the same things repeatedly.
Thunder posted 08-23-98 02:46 AM ET
Your last login time is stored in your browsers cookies file. So if you're reading these forums from two or more computers, you need to copy the cookies.txt (or whatever your browser uses) file to the new computer.
ZanThrax posted 08-23-98 01:05 PM ET
I'm only looking at this from home. I have no time to do so at school, even though their ISDN line beats my v.90 (I only get 44K or so)
Thunder posted 08-24-98 10:35 AM ET
Then make sure your browser saves the cookies properly.
diabolik posted 08-24-98 03:43 PM ET
Only IE4 works for me. IE3 screws it up.
Besides, if you were on the forums enough, you would know without the help of your browser. Sheeesh! Kid nowadays...
Loki posted 08-24-98 08:17 PM ET
I've noticed that if I click into one of the forums before the main forum page finishes loading, the next time I reload, I get the same problem as ZanThrax.
My suggestion: let the page fully load (just the main one) before you move into one of the categories (general comments, etc.)
Loki posted 08-24-98 08:17 PM ET
Quick addendum: I think the page needs to fully load to get the cookie to save properly.
ZanThrax posted 08-24-98 08:29 PM ET
I'm here at least twice a day, so I set my prefs to last day only, but I can never remember what time it was two time zones away when I was last here.
Thanks Loki. I think you're right. I don't let the main page load every time.
outlyr242 posted 09-05-98 12:38 AM ET
I think if you logg of the come back a log on again then the screens change.
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Author	Topic: Contains New Posts Since Your Last Login -OR NOT?-
ZanThrax	posted 08-23-98 01:48 AM ET Can anyone tell me why the server is trying to tell me that topics that haven't had new posts for over 48 hours contain new posts since my last login? Some of these are trying to tell me that posts above mine are new since my last login. If this is my fault I want to know how to fix it so that I can keep track of current topics, not read the same things repeatedly.
Thunder	posted 08-23-98 02:46 AM ET Your last login time is stored in your browsers cookies file. So if you're reading these forums from two or more computers, you need to copy the cookies.txt (or whatever your browser uses) file to the new computer.
ZanThrax	posted 08-23-98 01:05 PM ET I'm only looking at this from home. I have no time to do so at school, even though their ISDN line beats my v.90 (I only get 44K or so)
Thunder	posted 08-24-98 10:35 AM ET Then make sure your browser saves the cookies properly.
diabolik	posted 08-24-98 03:43 PM ET Only IE4 works for me. IE3 screws it up. Besides, if you were on the forums enough, you would know without the help of your browser. Sheeesh! Kid nowadays...
Loki	posted 08-24-98 08:17 PM ET I've noticed that if I click into one of the forums before the main forum page finishes loading, the next time I reload, I get the same problem as ZanThrax. My suggestion: let the page fully load (just the main one) before you move into one of the categories (general comments, etc.)
Loki	posted 08-24-98 08:17 PM ET Quick addendum: I think the page needs to fully load to get the cookie to save properly.
ZanThrax	posted 08-24-98 08:29 PM ET I'm here at least twice a day, so I set my prefs to last day only, but I can never remember what time it was two time zones away when I was last here. Thanks Loki. I think you're right. I don't let the main page load every time.
outlyr242	posted 09-05-98 12:38 AM ET I think if you logg of the come back a log on again then the screens change.