This site signs me out after a while

foreversomeday

Does anyone know why this (MSE) forum signs me out after a while?

I have it set up to remember my password and login so it's not too much of a faff but sometimes it is annoying - it seems to time out after a very short time, sometimes even while I am writing a post (admittedly, it tends to be longer posts!)

I don't remember it always doing this, has it started happening recently?

shellsuit

foreversomeday wrote: »

Does anyone know why this (MSE) forum signs me out after a while?

I have it set up to remember my password and login so it's not too much of a faff but sometimes it is annoying - it seems to time out after a very short time, sometimes even while I am writing a post (admittedly, it tends to be longer posts!)

I don't remember it always doing this, has it started happening recently?

When you sign in and enter your password, do you check the box 'remember me', because if not, that's why you will be getting logged out

foreversomeday

Really? I thought that box stored the password and login information so you don't have to type it in - it does on other sites

I will try though, it won't take me a minute.

TechTerry

Mabey its cached the post when u was not logged in, this has happened to me many times on the VB software ( which MSE uses )

shellsuit

foreversomeday wrote: »

Really? I thought that box stored the password and login information so you don't have to type it in - it does on other sites

I will try though, it won't take me a minute.

If I ever forget to tick it, then it will sign me out, and like you, at an annoying point, like when you have typed out a huge post! :rolleyes:

Check that box and see how you get on, but I'm positive it will be that

foreversomeday

shellsuit wrote: »

If I ever forget to tick it, then it will sign me out, and like you, at an annoying point, like when you have typed out a huge post! :rolleyes:

Check that box and see how you get on, but I'm positive it will be that

It did seem to work, I was not expecting it to! Thanks You learn something new every day!

x_raphael_xx

Ah!! So that's why it's fine at home, but logs me out at work!! (I don't like to click 'remember me' in case they are checking up on me!)