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Re: Why do my posting privileges come un-stuck?
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lugnet.faq
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Date:
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Thu, 6 Jul 2000 03:19:41 GMT
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After I posted it, I realized lugnet.faq wasn't a place for asking obvious
questions, but I couldn't figure where else it belonged. Over to there now...
In lugnet.faq, Shiri Dori writes:
> Hey Erik,
>
> Can't help you, but you might wanna XP this to .admin.general... (where it'll
> more likely catch Todd's attn)
> In fact, don't bother, I did it for you :-)
>
> -Shiri
> P.S. Todd - if we have .admin.nntp... should there be a .admin.web-interface?
> Or... something?
>
> In lugnet.faq, Erik Olson writes:
> > I have this ongoing problem with Lugnet's web interface. Despite being signed
> > in
> > to Lugnet, at work (uhoh) I always have to enter my name and stuff before each
> > post. At home, occasionally I get to go through the Setup procedure again
> > before
> > posting. I don't sign out and I am set to "never sign out." What's going on?
> > Does everybody else experience this?
> >
> > More details: I use Netscape 4.0.8 for Macintosh in both places, with full
> > cookie privileges. At work, I'm posting from my Powerbook where I use a "work"
> > user profile for Netscape. That's for the firewall there. Maybe the firewall
> > eats part of the cookie? I dunno. At work I have to enter my name every time,
> > but I stay signed in.
> >
> > I bring the Powerbook home and on the "home" Netscape user profile I am still
> > signed in and I can post just fine. At home I'm behind a NAT router, which
> > seems
> > benign. The desktop computer at home runs the same Netscape version, and I use
> > just one Netscape profile most of the time, occasionally switching user
> > profile
> > without obvious deleterious effects. Well darn it all, tonight I hadn't
> > switched
> > any profiles or used multiple machines at all, and I got the Setup procedure
> > before posting. It makes me wonder, did the Terms of Use change and Todd reset
> > everybody? Is that it?
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