Random logouts

December 5, 2007 8:21 AM

I keep getting logged out. (Safari)

Each time I come back to the site today I've had to log in again. Never happened before.

posted by dobbs to Bugs at 8:21 AM (15 comments total)

I hate to be That Guy, but have you blown out your cookies yet?
posted by cortex (staff) at 8:22 AM on December 5, 2007

If you want to blow out your cookies in Safari:

1.) click Safari -> Preferences... from the top menu
2.) click the Security tab
3.) click the Show Cookies button
4.) type "metafilter" in the search box at the top right
5.) highlight the top cookie, type command+a to select all
6.) click Remove and approve the warning

Then browse to metafilter and click the Login link at the top of the page.

Running through this process usually clears up any login problems with the site.
posted by pb (staff) at 8:51 AM on December 5, 2007

Hmm. I usually do them once every couple months but I just did them again so I guess we'll see.
posted by dobbs at 9:04 AM on December 5, 2007

Question: A cat ate my cookies. Do I really have to "blow them out?"

Cat is declawed, if it helps.
posted by Krrrlson at 9:32 AM on December 5, 2007

Could this be the reason why the same random log in/out shenanigans seem to be happening to me with Opera 4.0 mini browser for my Nokia N73YESIREALISEHOWSADIAMTHANKYOUVERYMUCH?
posted by Jofus at 9:36 AM on December 5, 2007

Nah, it's happening to me too, Jofus. How the heck am I supposed to endure my Tube journeys now?
posted by chrismear at 9:38 AM on December 5, 2007

cortex: "I hate to be That Guy, but have you blown out your cookies yet?"

dobbs, if you don't want to blow out your own cookies, I heard that there's a couple places in downtown Toronto where you can pay someone to do it for you.
posted by Plutor at 9:47 AM on December 5, 2007

And one more for the "Threads that should have been closed after the second comment" tag... Once we get them in MetaTalk that is.
posted by blue_beetle at 9:49 AM on December 5, 2007

I just hope MetaFilter doesn't become known as "that place where you blow out your cookies".
posted by wendell at 10:14 AM on December 5, 2007

Blowing out your cookies? Sounds like something that should cost you $20.

You know, same as in town.
posted by quin at 10:50 AM on December 5, 2007

I thought macs were perfect...?
posted by Autarky at 11:01 AM on December 5, 2007

You have to blow out the imperfect cookies from time to time, Autarky.
posted by ardgedee at 11:24 AM on December 5, 2007

I was hoping to have my cookies blown out but apparently my session had ended.
posted by Elmore at 2:50 PM on December 5, 2007

I thought macs were perfect...?

Even if you are correct, and dobb's is a Mac user, Safari isn't just for Macs anymore.
posted by terrapin at 4:23 PM on December 5, 2007

The cookies are from the mefi server, so they aren't mac cookies, they're windows cookies.
posted by philomathoholic at 12:56 AM on December 6, 2007