Logging off forum

[mwarfel]

Mr. Eric,

Is it possible to make it to where once you close the internet browser it automatically logs you off the forum because my dad and I sometimes forget? Thanks.

[ericstrains]

No, that's not possible. Sorry.

-Eric

[mwarfel]

Ok, thanks anyway.

[pmilazzo]

Max,

I have a feeling that the logon status is saved in a cookie in your browser. If you clear the cookies, it would start you out fresh (assuming that's how it's remembering).

If it really bothers you, why not install another browser. Let your Dad use his favorite, and you use another when logging onto the sites. On my computer, my wife likes IE, and I prefer Firefox. We never log in as someone else since we always use our favorite browsers and they are different.

You could also try turning cookies off in your common browser, then the log information would not be saved, and you would be forced to log in each time. However, this may mess up other sites you visit which require cookies and will not run until you enable cookies.

Paul

[pmilazzo]

Max,

If you use firefox, there is a way for you and your father to share the same browser and have your own addons, bookmarks, cookies, passwords, etc. called firefox profiles. I came across this somewhere so I'm passing it along to you...

It uses different profiles when you start firefox.

To do this...

1.) Close firefox if it's open
2.) Open the "Run" dialog in windows and enter "firefox.exe -ProfileManager"
3.) In the dialog box that pops up, uncheck the box that says, "Don't ask at startup" if that makes sense
4.) If may have to create profiles from this same dialog box for you and your father for you guys to use.

From now own you will have to choose with profile you want to use when you start firefox and each of you can be unique in firefox with saved passwords, bookmarks, past sessions, addons, themes, etc.

Not sure if Internet Exploder has a "profile" feature, but if it does, it may also solve your issue.

Of course, if it's just the two of you sharing a machine, you could just have one of you use IE and the other use firefox and that would solve your problem too. Once you customize firefox though with addons, you will probably never go back to IE except for the one or two sites that require it.