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GabeU's avatar
GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV
8 years ago

Signing in each and every visit?

Is it normal to have to sign in with each and every visit?  Even if I close out the window and come back within fifteen seconds, I have to sign in again.  Is this normal?  If I get notices of replies throughout the day, am I going to have to leave a Hughesnet Community window open to keep me signed in?  Shouldn't there be an option to remain signed in.  

 

I know the mods will probably quickly get sick of "On the other Hughesnet Community...", but on the other Hughesnet Community I rarely had to sign in as my computer would stay signed in.  

 

Actually, yesterday it was staying signed in.

 

I know Jezra started a related post, but I figured his was more about actively signing out and remaining signed in than just remaining signed in when one didn't try to sign out.  

  • BirdDog's avatar
    BirdDog
    Assistant Professor
    8 years ago

    Last I heard they are going to try to make it not so aggressive at logging people out automatically. Can see where it could be a problem to leave people logged in for a long period if they did so on a public computer like the library. 

    • GabeU's avatar
      GabeU
      Distinguished Professor IV
      8 years ago

      That's good.  Of course, just like with the email notification, there is a temporary solution in leaving at least one connected page open all the time.  

       

      I would hope that someone using a public computer would remember to sign out, but that doesn't always happen, of course, and we've all got other things on our mind at any given point.  There are advantages and disadvatanges with either, of course.  

       

      Still, though, the new site is starting to grow on me.  It'll take some getting used to, but think about how many sites we go to that have changed over the years and we have eventually gotten used to those changes.  

       

      Progress never stops.  

       

      • BirdDog's avatar
        BirdDog
        Assistant Professor
        8 years ago

        True, and come to think of it most public computers have auto logout from the internet connection which also clears site log ins. Hopefully the log on time will be extended here, regardless if page/browser is open.