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Automatic Logout?

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  • 25-03-2003 3:52pm
    #1
    ballooba
    Registered Users Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭


    Does Boards automatically log you out after a specific time limit???
    Post edited by Shield on


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    #2
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    Not to my knowledge... some people have reported this though and I'd dearly love to know what the problem is....

    Can you try this from another machine? (that will test if its a machine setting or something to do with your account).

    I've started a reply in the morning, been called away for the day and come back, finished it and submitted it 8 hours later...

    DeV.


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    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    Moved to feedback to allow people who are having this problem pool intel...

    DeV.


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    #4
    ballooba
    Registered Users Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭ballooba


    Not a problem im having but rather a suggestion. I can see why other people would want to have a permanent conncetion.

    My perspective is that if i forget to log out from a shared pc that i'd like boards to automatically log me out. Per haps this could be a setting in the cp?


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    #5
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    Hmmm I'm not sure how we could do that with the way HTTP works... its a static protocol which gets confused over things like that.

    Also, its not an option in VBB which means we'd have to hack it in ourselves which is pain when we upgrade for security fixes...

    DeV.


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    #6
    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,404 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    I normally use internet cafés so I need it to log me out in case I forget. I logs me out after about 15(?) minutes of inactivity on boards.ie. If someone else uses the computer after those 15 minutes they will be asked for a password.

    If you go to http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?s=&action=editoptions

    Use the following settings:
    Automatically login when you return to the site? (uses cookies) no
    Browse board with cookies? yes


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    #7
    ecksor
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 10,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭ecksor


    vbulletin will invalidate your session after a certain amount of time, or your cookie will timeout if you haven't set the "log me out once a year" option.


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    #8
    ballooba
    Registered Users Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭ballooba


    That answers my question. Thanks.
    maybe i should start remembering to log myself out as well though :) .


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