I keep getting logged out, is this happening to anybody else?

Question

Sometimes it is every few minutes...not happening on any site but this one. Hmmmm.....

You are amassing a big membership of your club and nobody voted for you! - 00f2b5a1, DIC 5, 2009

Thanks for the hint, mortimerfran ;) - Valerie, DIC 5, 2009

lol yeah. I would have forgotten to vote up had you not mentioned that lol. What "club" are you talking about by the way mort? - JCameron, DIC 5, 2009

Answer 1

I have reported this problem to the site technicians and I am awaiting an answer. I did put a post here to inform you all, however, my post appears to have gone astray.

vote-this up to move it to page 1 - 0074b507, DIC 5, 2009

ok... - JCameron, DIC 5, 2009

Using Firefox 3.5.5 here and getting logged out repeatedly :( - PulgaRoja, DIC 5, 2009

I've been having the same problems, too. Like PulgaRoja, I'm also using Firefox 3.5.5 :( - AlwaysMe2B, DIC 6, 2009

Answer 2

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for pointing this out. We added a new server to SpanishDict on Friday to help make the site run faster (It's been having a few slowdowns lately). There was a bug related to the new server that was causing people to get logged out sporadically, but I think it has now been fixed. Hopefully you will now be able to enjoy and faster site--and not getting logged out. Reply to this post if the problem resurfaces.

Thanks! Chris

And thank you, Christopher! - chaparrito, DIC 13, 2009

Answer 3

Mortimer wrote:

At the moment, this is a very select club.

Well, I wasn't eager to join this exclusive club, but here I am anyways! It just happened to me twice in five minutes.

Okay make that thrice in six minutes.

I was using a different computer for most of the day, but on this one it kicked me off.

I'm on: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.15) Gecko/2009101601 Firefox/3.0.15 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)

And I have always had the 'remember me' box checked. It didn't seem to make a difference. Señor Queso thought it might.

Also, I haven't changed anything on this computer (hardware/software) in the last few weeks.

Hmmm....

post script: Make that 4 times. grrrrr. Just as I clicked 'Respuesta' I was on the outside looking in. Fortunately I was able to 'go back' and copy text above into Notepad to save it while I logged back on.

Answer 4

I left my mouse on top of the keyboard and its droppings went down into the spaces between the letters. Do you think this caused the problem?

Oy, I did the same thing!! - Issabela, DIC 5, 2009

jeje :) - sunshinzmommie, DIC 5, 2009

Answer 5

If you are willing to try this, it should improve your overall browser speed and have fewer, if any, timeouts.

Start/Run/type regedit and then click ok

You are now in the Registry Editor

On the left hand side click the expand (+) button next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER expand (+) Software expand (+) Microsoft expand (+) Windows and then left click on Internet Settings folder icon

Now on the right hand side there are two MaxConnections... Threads Right click on each and select Modify select Decimal, log the original value for your records and enter a value of 10.

WARNING!!! Do not change anything else unless directed. These settings are very important to your systems functionality. This one is safe.

Ok now close Registry Editor and Reboot

Your browser is designed to comply with Hyper Text Protocol, which normally only draws 2 streams from a web server at any given time. You have now increased it to 10 streams because your web browser is capable of using more. Your browsing experience will be quicker and more stable.

Among other things, I am a computer systems analyst. I have knowledge and experience making advanced data changes.

Enjoy!

But don't you think it's strange? It's happening to a number of people at the same time! - Issabela, DIC 5, 2009

And only here... - Issabela, DIC 5, 2009

I believe that I saw a similar recommendation in one on those "Optimizing Windows" classes. Any idea why the default is 2 if 10 is a better setting? - 0074b507, DIC 5, 2009

Initially it was enough. As servers become bogged down, it can require more time. Timeout from this page has not happened to me, yet. - coma, DIC 5, 2009

Most likely, there is a server issue or an administrator has made changes. My bet is the latter. - coma, DIC 5, 2009

Answer 6

Grrrrrrrrr... this is the FOURTH time I've tried to submit this post. :( It's like the "submit" button is now the "logout" button :(

Add me to the club...

An additional problem: on my second attempt to post this, Google Chrome told me the web page was unavailable. It can't find spanishdict at all now (I did a hard refresh, then closed and reopened the browser. No dice). I can get here with IE, but Chrome can't see the site at all. :(

I don't know much about computers, but that does not sound good :( - sunshinzmommie, DIC 5, 2009

Time to delete your browser history in Chrome. Mine did that this morning too, but deleting the history fixed it. - Goyo, DIC 5, 2009

Clear your cookies and passwords in Chrome. Navigate back to SpanishDict without closing and reopening the browser - 0074b507, DIC 5, 2009

I bet you Chrome has a faster server timeout than other browsers. When it looks for a response in a specific amount of time and does not get one, this happens. - coma, DIC 6, 2009

Thank you all. It works now :) - Valerie, DIC 8, 2009

Answer 7

It seems that someone is playing with a timeout parameter...

I have been logged off a several times...

Bingo was his name-o - coma, DIC 6, 2009

Answer 8

Sign me up!

Answer 9

It is happening to me. I posted this same question becuase I hadn't seen yours yet.

Answer 10

I have just flagged the thread. This is the first time I do this. I hope this to be correct and not to put my foot in it.

In Spanish, it is said "meter la pata".

Put your leg in it? Where did you learn that? - 00f2b5a1, DIC 5, 2009

Perhaps putting your leg in it is more serious than just your foot? :) I don't think you have put either in it, by the way. - sheila-foster, DIC 5, 2009

Sorry Nila, I never thought of "meter la pata" when you used "leg". - 00f2b5a1, DIC 5, 2009

Answer 11

Yeah, this is happening to me too. Its really irritating me... about every 2-3 minutes of inactivity, I get logged out. I also have remember me checked, and my computer remembers my user-name and password. I click on the login button, and all my information is already there, but, its still an issue when I write a LONG post, and it logs me out...

I am using Firefox by the way. I think its the most up-to-date version.

EDIT: Oh look, I got logged out writing this...

If you are a current user, please fill in your username and password. If you are a new user, please input all of the requested information.

I guess it is LESS than every 2-3 minutes of inactivity. :(

Answer 12

I have just had a message from the technicians that they are aware of the problem and are trying to resolve it at present. If you look below you can see how hard they are working.

Answer 13

I have also sent Christopher a link to this thread so he can see what is happening.

Answer 14

same with me every time i answer a question i get logged out

Answer 15

check one two, am I signed in?