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Posting problem mystery

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Don Gwinn

Staff Emeritus
New member Kungfool has contacted me again about a posting problem. He was finally able to make one post the other day, but is now unable to post again. All the more irritating because someone asked a question about his post and now he can't respond publicly.

He has tried all the suggestions involving cookies and apparently has contacted Rich several times already, but nothing seems to be working. I told him we might have minor database problems (the disappearing post totals) but I can't see how that would cause his problem. Has anyone else had a similar problem?
 
I sent him your address, Shaun, and a link to the "cookies" bit. He says he's tried everything to do with cookies, and also that he had emailed "them," which I took to be you and Rich. Maybe not--I wonder who he contacted? :)

The fact that he was allowed to post twice makes me think it's just a cookies problem too, but I dunno. I asked him to change his password to something random and send it to me so I could try, but he hasn't yet. I figure if it lets me in, we know there's a problem at his end. If not, there might be a software problem with TFL.
 
OK, this would still be Don. With KF's username and password, I can get in and post. He says he has set his security to accept all cookies and to accept none, but he didn't specifically mention clearing all cookies. I'm going to suggest that, because clearly, if I can post as him, it's a problem at his end.
 
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