Quick question for mods/regulars.

Anonymous · ‎11-12-2012

Sorry if this has already been asked and answered elsewhere - had look but could find anything.

Is there an easier way to either log-in or stay logged-in?

My browser (firefox) does not offer to save the log-in details for any O2 sites and if I so much as close the page, I am logged out. Everytime I come to the forum, I have to type my username and password out in full - which is a pain. It doesn't help that I can't log in with my username - I have to input my full (and rather lengthy) email address. I tried using a firefox add-on that autofills content but I'm wary of using third-party apps that have access to passwords and the like - very risky.

It's not exactly an earth-shattering problem - but it would be nice to have a simple solution and I'm thinking that I might be missing something obvious such as a user setting.

Cheers

Anonymous · ‎11-12-2012

It does it to everyone If you are idle after a certain amount of time

MI5 · ‎11-12-2012

It's in the settings for the board. Leonard was looking into it for us.... nudge, nudge...

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perksie · ‎11-12-2012

You have to trust somebody sometime, LastPass does it for me.

Various reviews but this doesn't look bad:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LastPass_Password_Manager

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jonsie · ‎11-12-2012

I use last pass and ReloadEvery to stop the timing out. Both on FF and also available on Chrome and Comodo Dragon.

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Anonymous · ‎11-12-2012

Basically what Jonsie and Perksie said.

If you are ok with Macro's then you can do a shortcut button but to be honest it takes probably about the same time to type it.

Anonymous · ‎11-12-2012

Thanks chaps - much appreciated.

I'll have dig around regarding Last Pass - seems ideal but I like to be careful when it comes to data security.

perksie · ‎11-12-2012

You need to untick this box for it to work with O2:

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Anonymous · ‎12-12-2012

This subject comes up time and again - its a right pain and probably the reason im not logged on more than I am, however,,,

In a recent post one of the guys on here (forgive me I dont remember who) suggested I look at Comodo Dragon Browser as an answer or feedback on a question and I did. Dragon will hold me signed in on the O2 web site (but not the forum) so I suppose we are partway there and I recon in time O2 will change their attitude to conform to the other 99% of web site owners.

I hadnt heard of Dragon before and recon to be reasonably savvy pc wise and since then changed several people I support over to Dragon as I am confident now if its going to work it will in Dragon ( which is a tailored version of Chrome )

Anonymous · ‎12-12-2012

Hi guys,

I'm really sorry we haven't made any progress here. Remember me functionality and a longer log in time bring some security risks with them, so it's taking longer than expected.

We're currently looking into the possibility of having a simplified login process for the community to bypass that.

Cheers,

Leonard