I was in England last week and used a computer at the hotel to access the SDC forum. The first time I did it, I logged in so I could tell the fresh posts from the old ones. After checking my email and reading the forum, I was careful to use the Options in Internet Explorer to delete the temporary Internet files, including off-line content, and I cleared the history. I did not clear the cookies - but should have!
The next day, I went back to the hotel computer, went to the SDC Forum site, and found myself automatically logged in. That means that the SDC site leaves a cookie on the computer that remembers your log-in information. I probably did not log out from the SDC forum. It's OK at home, but might be a problem if you travel and use someone elses computer. If you don't clear the Explorer history, at a minimum, the next user of the computer can just use the pull-down history of the last web addresses and go right to the SDC web site. If he clicks on the forum, he is automatically logged in as YOU - and who knows what could get posted under your name.
I have alerted the SDC webmaster to the issue. Unless and until something gets changed, though, you should always be sure to logout from the SDC site and clear the history in Explorer, as a bare minimum when you are using someone else's computer. If you are at your relative's computer, clearing the cookies and deleting the temporary Internet files might cause some annoyance to him as it may clear out his on-line account numbers for his bank, etc., so ask before doing it. Just a caution to all.
Gary Ash
Dartmouth, MA
'48 M5
'65 Wagonaire Commander
'63 Wagonaire Standard
The next day, I went back to the hotel computer, went to the SDC Forum site, and found myself automatically logged in. That means that the SDC site leaves a cookie on the computer that remembers your log-in information. I probably did not log out from the SDC forum. It's OK at home, but might be a problem if you travel and use someone elses computer. If you don't clear the Explorer history, at a minimum, the next user of the computer can just use the pull-down history of the last web addresses and go right to the SDC web site. If he clicks on the forum, he is automatically logged in as YOU - and who knows what could get posted under your name.
I have alerted the SDC webmaster to the issue. Unless and until something gets changed, though, you should always be sure to logout from the SDC site and clear the history in Explorer, as a bare minimum when you are using someone else's computer. If you are at your relative's computer, clearing the cookies and deleting the temporary Internet files might cause some annoyance to him as it may clear out his on-line account numbers for his bank, etc., so ask before doing it. Just a caution to all.
Gary Ash
Dartmouth, MA
'48 M5
'65 Wagonaire Commander
'63 Wagonaire Standard
If you have checked that box in the past, it will remain checked till you change it.[^]
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