Unable to Login With Firefox

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Ian Thompson
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Unable to Login With Firefox

Post by Ian Thompson » Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:24 pm

Anyone got any suggestions on how to fix this problem?

I've been using Firefox to browse the forum for years with no problems logging in. On Saturday, it starting logging me in for 3 or 4 seconds and then logging me out again, at first intermittently, and now every time. I have no problem logging in when using Internet Explorer.

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Re: Unable to Login With Firefox

Post by Adam Raoof » Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:27 pm

Ian Thompson wrote:Anyone got any suggestions on how to fix this problem?

I've been using Firefox to browse the forum for years with no problems logging in. On Saturday, it starting logging me in for 3 or 4 seconds and then logging me out again, at first intermittently, and now every time. I have no problem logging in when using Internet Explorer.
Make sure it's the latest version (help - updates)

and make sure in tools-options-security the box for remember passwords is ticked?
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Re: Unable to Login With Firefox

Post by Ian Thompson » Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:40 pm

Adam Raoof wrote:
Ian Thompson wrote:Anyone got any suggestions on how to fix this problem?

I've been using Firefox to browse the forum for years with no problems logging in. On Saturday, it starting logging me in for 3 or 4 seconds and then logging me out again, at first intermittently, and now every time. I have no problem logging in when using Internet Explorer.
Make sure it's the latest version (help - updates)

and make sure in tools-options-security the box for remember passwords is ticked?
No, its neither of these. It is up-to-date (version 3.6.8 ) and there can't be a password problem otherwise I wouldn't see the "You have been successfully logged in" page for a few seconds".

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Re: Unable to Login With Firefox

Post by Adam Raoof » Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:41 pm

Ian Thompson wrote:
Adam Raoof wrote:
Ian Thompson wrote:Anyone got any suggestions on how to fix this problem?

I've been using Firefox to browse the forum for years with no problems logging in. On Saturday, it starting logging me in for 3 or 4 seconds and then logging me out again, at first intermittently, and now every time. I have no problem logging in when using Internet Explorer.
Make sure it's the latest version (help - updates)

and make sure in tools-options-security the box for remember passwords is ticked?
No, its neither of these. It is up-to-date (version 3.6.8 ) and there can't be a password problem otherwise I wouldn't see the "You have been successfully logged in" page for a few seconds".
I've asked Carl to have a look and see what the problem might be ;-)
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Re: Unable to Login With Firefox

Post by Alex Holowczak » Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:45 pm

Ian Thompson wrote:I have no problem logging in when using Internet Explorer.
Talk about the cure being worse than the disease! :shock:

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Re: Unable to Login With Firefox

Post by Carl Hibbard » Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:57 pm

Ian Thompson wrote:No, its neither of these. It is up-to-date (version 3.6.8 ) and there can't be a password problem otherwise I wouldn't see the "You have been successfully logged in" page for a few seconds".
Do you know sufficient to be able to delete the cookie relevant to this site and then try logging in again?

You are not browsing to here are you:

http://ecforum.org.uk/

Rather than here:

http://www.ecforum.org.uk/
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Re: Unable to Login With Firefox

Post by Ian Thompson » Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:08 pm

Carl Hibbard wrote:Do you know sufficient to be able to delete the cookie relevant to this site and then try logging in again?
Yes I do, yes I have, and it now works again, thanks.

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Re: Unable to Login With Firefox

Post by Carl Hibbard » Tue Aug 10, 2010 5:02 pm

Adam Raoof wrote:I've asked Carl to have a look and see what the problem might be ;-)
Rides in, fixes it and rides off again :D
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Re: Unable to Login With Firefox

Post by Adam Raoof » Tue Aug 10, 2010 5:12 pm

Carl Hibbard wrote:
Adam Raoof wrote:I've asked Carl to have a look and see what the problem might be ;-)
Rides in, fixes it and rides off again :D
Yeeee - hah!! The Lone Ranger!
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Re: Unable to Login With Firefox

Post by Warren Kingston » Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:04 pm

Carl, maybe you could knock up a new browser while you're at it?