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I have the problem of the forum keeping the cookie alive when closing the window. I am automatically looged in when I start. I do not want this, since people will be logging on via public computers. Can I fix it?
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Well, 2 sure ways I can think of is, press the Logout button at the top before leaving the forum. You won't auto login the next time someone visits from the same computer.
Or you can manually delete the cookie from your computer that was created if you didn't logout of the forum.
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Thanks, but this is not a very secure way. People will forget this from time to time. Is there not a way to limit the cookie's existence to the browser window? Also maybe a time-limit as well?
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jeeez... can't someone give these guys a good answer?
i am not an ASP developer (im really a Java dude), but I think you can use a global.asa file with a Session_OnStart method and use an ASP session instead of a cookie and then tell IIS to shorten the timeout of the session in your web server properties... errr whatever... this is actually pretty easy to do.
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Hey dude,

Could you please start reading your posts over once more before posting them ? The last few minutes I've been reading nothing but negative posts by you.
Because jeeeez... your answer wasn't that great either, because the easiest way to have a cookie expire when the browser closes is by just not setting the expiration date.
Please understand that all people posting here are trying to help other members. If you like to do that also, and are willing to do that in a polite way: please do so, we are happy with all the help we get smile If not, please stay away.
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Can you please tell me how to do this?
Kind Regards,

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... because the easiest way to have a cookie expire when the browser closes is by just not setting the expiration date.


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Ok, I'm not sure it fixes it for the forums all at once, but it should get you an idea of what to look for:

in inc_functions.asp you find this:

sub DoCookies()
	if strSetCookieToForum = 1 then
		Response.Cookies(strCookieURL & "User").Path = strCookieURL
	else
		Response.Cookies(strCookieURL & "User").Path = "/"
	end if
	Response.Cookies(strCookieURL & "User")("Name") = Request.Form("Name")
	Response.Cookies(strCookieURL & "User")("Pword") = Request.Form("Password")
	Response.Cookies(strCookieURL & "User")("Cookies") = Request.Form("Cookies")
	Response.Cookies(strCookieURL & "User").Expires = dateAdd("d", 30, strForumTimeAdjust)
	Session(strCookieURL & "last_here_date") = ReadLastHereDate(Request.Form("Name"))
	if strAuthType = "nt" then
		Session(strCookieURL & "last_here_date") = ReadLastHereDate(Session(strCookieURL & "userID"))
	end if
end sub

Now there are some more places in the code where cookies are set, if you want to find those just do a search for .Expires and you should be able to find them. I'm not sure what happens if there allready is a cookie there with .Expires set to something so you might need to have to delete your cookie(s) first.
If it works, please report back here because it would be nice to add this as a user-selectable option. (like you see at hotmail i.e.)

Pierre Gorissen
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Ken
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I added ' in front of the .expire line and it works fine on my forums. How do I go about adding this as a feature for the user to select?
quote:
Ok, I'm not sure it fixes it for the forums all at once, but it should get you an idea of what to look for:

in inc_functions.asp you find this:

sub DoCookies()
	if strSetCookieToForum = 1 then
		Response.Cookies(strCookieURL & "User").Path = strCookieURL
	else
		Response.Cookies(strCookieURL & "User").Path = "/"
	end if
	Response.Cookies(strCookieURL & "User")("Name") = Request.Form("Name")
	Response.Cookies(strCookieURL & "User")("Pword") = Request.Form("Password")
	Response.Cookies(strCookieURL & "User")("Cookies") = Request.Form("Cookies")
	Response.Cookies(strCookieURL & "User").Expires = dateAdd("d", 30, strForumTimeAdjust)
	Session(strCookieURL & "last_here_date") = ReadLastHereDate(Request.Form("Name"))
	if strAuthType = "nt" then
		Session(strCookieURL & "last_here_date") = ReadLastHereDate(Session(strCookieURL & "userID"))
	end if
end sub

Now there are some more places in the code where cookies are set, if you want to find those just do a search for .Expires and you should be able to find them. I'm not sure what happens if there allready is a cookie there with .Expires set to something so you might need to have to delete your cookie(s) first.
If it works, please report back here because it would be nice to add this as a user-selectable option. (like you see at hotmail i.e.)

Pierre Gorissen
Even if you're on the right track,
you'll get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers

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Ehm, haven't thought about it very long yet, I think that the quickest way to do it is to add a checkbox in inc_top.asp so that it displays dissapprove Save password and then use this value to do something like

if checkbox = true then
  Response.Cookies(strCookieURL & "User").Expires = dateAdd("d", 30, strForumTimeAdjust)
end if

so that the expires property only gets set if the checkbox is checked.


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Ken
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Not sure if I did this correctly but I add this to the inc_top.asp and it does not save the cookie.
<input type="checkbox" name="savepassword" value="">
Save Password
<%
if checkbox = true then
Response.Cookies(strCookieURL & "User").Expires = dateAdd("d", 30, strForumTimeAdjust)
end if
%>

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