Is there any reason you need logins to time out as frequently as they do?
If there was anything confidential about what we're posting here, I'd be all in favor. But I've had to log in three times today.
Thank you very much. Not having to log in more than once a day is a real blessing.
As you may or may not have noticed, we have increased the cookie timeout value to allow for much longer (currently set to 2 weeks with sliding expiration) login periods. It is important to point out that the Forums authentication and main website authentication are tracked using two seperate cookies that will now expire at different times. This change carries with it a few side-effects, particularly:
However, I think the convenience of staying logged-in for extended periods of time should far outweigh any of these side-effects. And, of course, if you need to log out sooner just click the "Sign Out" link at the top of every page!
Enjoy!
I'm told it should be sliding; let me know if you feel it isn't working that way.
Ambrose Little "] I just logged in, and it took me about 1 second total. I'm very concerned about the timeframe you mention.
I just logged in, and it took me about 1 second total. I'm very concerned about the timeframe you mention.
It's quite possible that this difference entirely due a slow connection at my end. I work for a government agency, and some darn fool might be trying to save your tax dollars by not buying me a faster connection.
Kidding aside, I would like to know how long the time-out is, and whether the clock gets reset when I post back.
I just logged in, and it took me about 1 second total. I'm very concerned about the timeframe you mention. You're not the first to mention it, but I've used these forums a lot here and at home w/ very little slowness, certainly not > a second or two. We're going to continue to look into this perf issue.
Anyways, we will most likely up the forum timeout; it's just a matter of resource bandwidth on when we can get to it at this point. Thanks again for the feedback.