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[TheEarl]

Every time I click on "post reply" I get "Please insert your username and password."
Every time I click on "New thread" I get "Please insert your username and password."
Every time I click on a picture link I get "Please insert your username and password."
Every time I click on a poll I get "Please insert your username and password."
Every time I click on search forum I get "Please insert your username and password."

What is wrong with you? Why do you hate me? I have typed in my fucking username and password over 70 times this evening alone. It never bloody changes, it's always exactly the same. Why do you feel the need to challenge my identity every time I click on a fucking link? I have cookies enabled, I have low internet security. Why do you hate me so much? Why do I have to type in my username and password so many fucking times that I have actually started dreaming about logging into here? Why? Why?

Ah, well I feel better now.

The Earl

"Please insert your username and password."

 

[MathGirl]

Please insert user name and password

Dear Earl,

I never have to do that. I just told the site to remember my user name and password. My computer sends cookies to identify me to the site. I think they're chocolate chip.

Try going to the Control Panel then Edit Options. I think you can make the changes there. On second thought, they may be coconut macaroons.

Diane the Ever Helpful

 

[TheEarl]

Unfortunately I already have cookies on. Yet it still only remembers who I am 1 link out of 10.

The Earl

 

[wildsweetone]

thank god i'm not alone. i'm going spare here, having to log in every single time i want to post or message. it's driving me nuts too Earl.

OKAY YOU OUT THERE... YES YOU WHO ARE TRYING TO GET ME!!!!


i give up!

 

[gauchecritic]

Sound to me like you have some sort of firewall thing going on here, or possibly not. This is probably a computer thing rather than a site thing as it isn't global, not in my part of the world anyway.

Try this; Log out at the bottom of the forums page then turn off the internet. then the computer, then stand back at least 5 paces and take hold of your 12 pound sledgie.. etc etc.

Or just try the first part of that if you want to retain your computer.

If it's a firewall thing (zonealarm and such and such) then there should be something in there you can disable.

Gauche

 

[TheEarl]

Not a firewall. I don't have a firewall. This board just hates me.

No not again. I did this two minutes ago. What are you, amnesiac? Don't you know who I am? I play golf with Manu, I'll have your webspace for this miladdo.

The Earl

 

[MathGirl]

Baked goods

Unfortunately I already have cookies on. The Earl

Dear Earl,
I'm afraid we've reached the limits of my knowledge about this stuff. You might try cupcakes or, as a last resort, scones.
Diane the Not Very Helpful

 

[wildsweetone]

oh that sounds great!

i love the idea of a sledge hammer! that is what you meant isn't it gaucheone? surely not a sledge for the snow... though that has its advantages i'm sure...

 

[PoliteSuccubus]

At work I cannot use the site other than read messages. At home, I turn the thing on and I'm in like Flynn!

So...My thought is this: Perhaps a combo of your cookies being disabled and/or a secuirty level thingie....

Also, at home, I have the site listed under favorites for two diff sections which gives me additional cookies to nibble on.

Can't hurt to look?

Type in "Cookies" and see if you have Lit in there, and/or check the security level.

As always Earl you are the toast of my , what? No toast? How about a waffle?

 

[KillerMuffin]

1. Get a firewall. www.zonelabs.com has a lovely one for free if you muck around the site for a tick. If you don't feel comfy with a freebie, then buy one. You simply must have a firewall just like you must have anti-virus protection. It's the prophylactic for your computer.

2. Your Internet Explorer is probably set to high security. It will not accept cookies. Tools, Internet Options, Privacy Tab, set it to Medium High or lower. Or, if you've got Netscape, Edit, Preferences, double click Privacy and Security, enable cookies based on privacy settings, click "view" and make sure it's not set to tight-ass.

 

[gauchecritic]

oh that sounds great!

i love the idea of a sledge hammer! that is what you meant isn't it gaucheone? surely not a sledge for the snow... though that has its advantages i'm sure...

Yes Sweets a Sledgehammer a la P Gabriel or a 5lb brick hammer will do nicely.

It's a good idea when using this method to have a really well paid job so you can afford to replace said equipment.

Gauche

 

[wildsweetone]

Yes Sweets a Sledgehammer a la P Gabriel or a 5lb brick hammer will do nicely.

It's a good idea when using this method to have a really well paid job so you can afford to replace said equipment.

Gauche

i'm working on it

 

[TheEarl]

My internet explorer security settings set to a custom level which accepts cookies. I deliberately don't have a firewall. IME, they are just like a prophylactic: a sod to work and detracting from the experience. This computer is, for lack of a better word, expendable. There is no irreplaceable data on here and the off chance of being hacked is more than outweighed by the fact that I don't have to reconfigure my entire system for certain downloads. If all else fails, I can always reinstall windows.

The (ex-computer engineer) Earl

 

[pop_54]

Hi

Haven't suffered the multiple loggin myself, but Lit threads occasionally cause an illegal operation notice on the screen resulting in total loss of internet connection to reset the fault, or as I normally do 'hit ignore' and carry on. No other site on the web does this, only Lit., and it's only on threads, the home page and story sub's is fine.

Just my little gripe, anyone else have this one?

pops.............

 

[wildsweetone]

Re: Hi

Haven't suffered the multiple loggin myself, but Lit threads occasionally cause an illegal operation notice on the screen resulting in total loss of internet connection to reset the fault, or as I normally do 'hit ignore' and carry on. No other site on the web does this, only Lit., and it's only on threads, the home page and story sub's is fine.

Just my little gripe, anyone else have this one?

pops.............

no, but ouch!

is it perhaps a Win'98 thingee whereby you need a Win'98SE fix?

DVS where art thou?

illegal operations indeed... i'm going to have to keep my eye on you pops

 

[pop_54]

Re: Re: Hi

no, but ouch!

is it perhaps a Win'98 thingee whereby you need a Win'98SE fix?

DVS where art thou?

illegal operations indeed... i'm going to have to keep my eye on you pops

'Oh no', not someone else keeping an eye on my illegal operations, damn and I've only just got rid of the police car from outside the house.

It's Win ME by the way?? and as I say only Lit. I'll live with the ignore button.

pops............

 

[wildsweetone]

oh dear, i've heard things about Win ME, not many good things too.

ps. how did you get rid of the police car?

 

[TheEarl]

WSO: Don't ask! He'll get rid of you too, if he thinks you suspect anything.

To be on the safe side, I'd start running now. The oxford mafia are probably already on their way to take you out.

The Earl

 

[wildsweetone]

omg!

*grabbing backpack, stuffing it full of the usual things one takes with one when one is running from the law*

Oh woe is me, i feel sooooo alone!

*looking left and right out the front door, sprinting up the driveway*

hmm, maybe i should take the car...

*rushing back inside, grabbing car keys, starting engine, leaving skid marks as i reverse out the garage up the driveway and off into the distance...*

map, i need a map!

*races back, grabs map, drives off*

whew, i think i made it out in time.

*looks back over shoulder*

OMG they've blown the house up!!!!!

*grips stearing wheel, drives with determination towards the bush...*

 

[MathGirl]

ME

oh dear, i've heard things about Win ME, not many good things too.

I have Windows ME, and it works perfectly. No trouble logging on, never have to type a password, etc.

I've been told that I have the nicest set of cookies around.

Diane the Humble but Realistic

 

[TheEarl]

Come with me if you want to live.

The Earl

 

[gauchecritic]

Did I do ok Dad? You said to put the frighteners on the sweet one so I just blew up the house. Or was I only supposed to blow the bladdy daws off?

I can personally vouch for Dianes cookies, as I've seen the other avathingie.

Gauche

 

[wildsweetone]

now there's a thought

 

[hiddenself]

Earl, It's just part of the new security measures here at the US. We ask for passwords from everyone who's not one of "us" (yes, even Brits) every 10 seconds or so. But it's "random."

hs

 

[TheEarl]

Diane: I'd like to have a close look at your cookie. You know, just to make sure that you're not exaggerating. 3 or 4 hours should do for a proper inspection.

Earl Blix