Board index Other Forum

View Posting link via e-mail requires login?

Questions about the forum itself, suggestions or issues with the forum software.

View Posting link via e-mail requires login?

Postby jharris1993 » Fri Jan 20, 2017 2:41 pm

Greetings!

Question:
When I get a notification that someone has replied to a topic I am watching, it contains links to various things: The new posting itself, the thread, the forum, etc.

When I go to view the new posting, I am brought to the login page. Now, I don't object to the idea of logging in, in general, but sometimes I just want to take a quick peek and move on to something else.

Why does there seem to be a requirement to log-in just to view a new posting? I can navigate to the thread externally and view to my heart's content as a "guest", so why not when I follow a notification link?

Thanks!

Jim (JR)
What say ye?

Jim (JR)

Some see things as they are, and ask "Why?"
I dream things that never were, and ask "Why Not".

Robert F. Kennedy

“Impossible” is only found in the dictionary of a fool.
Old Chinese Proverb
jharris1993
 
Posts: 154
Joined: Sun Nov 18, 2012 10:20 pm
Location: Worcester, MA. / Moscow, Russia
Callsign: $%^&ing Idiot!
Version: Whatever..
OS: Win-10/ Linux MInt

Re: View Posting link via e-mail requires login?

Postby Gijs » Fri Jan 20, 2017 5:36 pm

I don't use those notifications myself, but I believe the forum software wants to show you the latest unread post (that is, the first post that was added after your last (logged in) visit to the topic). Not the latest post like you may be expecting. Since this is different for everyone, it requires a login.
Airports: EHAM, EHLE, KSFO
Aircraft: 747-400
User avatar
Gijs
Moderator
 
Posts: 9544
Joined: Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:55 pm
Location: Delft, the Netherlands
Callsign: PH-GYS
Version: Git
OS: Windows 10

Re: View Posting link via e-mail requires login?

Postby wkitty42 » Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:46 pm

why even logout? just login, tick the box to remember you, tell your browers to remember the login details and go for it... when done, close the browser window or just jump on to another site... i logged in once and only once and that was several years ago when i decided to join the forum to learn more about the program... there's nothing here to steal in the way of personal ID info and no one should be using a password they use anywhere else...
"You get more air close to the ground," said Angalo. "I read that in a book. You get lots of air low down, and not much when you go up."
"Why not?" said Gurder.
"Dunno. It's frightened of heights, I guess."
User avatar
wkitty42
 
Posts: 9146
Joined: Fri Feb 20, 2015 4:46 pm
Location: central NC, USA
Callsign: wk42
Version: git next
OS: Kubuntu 20.04

Re: View Posting link via e-mail requires login?

Postby jharris1993 » Sun Jan 22, 2017 2:56 pm

What if I want to view/login from more than one source? (i.e. My laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.?) Is this board going to allow multiple simultaneous logins?

Maybe I am being too careful, but (as much as I possibly can), I don't leave active logins laying around. It may not matter too much here, but it does matter if I am logged into my bank, PayPal, eBay, my e-mail accounts that have web access, etc. etc. etc. Rather than worry about where I am logged in, I just log out and clear cookies regardless of where I am. A consistent policy, consistently applied.

Jim (JR)
Last edited by bugman on Sun Jan 22, 2017 10:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: No need to quote the entire previous post.
What say ye?

Jim (JR)

Some see things as they are, and ask "Why?"
I dream things that never were, and ask "Why Not".

Robert F. Kennedy

“Impossible” is only found in the dictionary of a fool.
Old Chinese Proverb
jharris1993
 
Posts: 154
Joined: Sun Nov 18, 2012 10:20 pm
Location: Worcester, MA. / Moscow, Russia
Callsign: $%^&ing Idiot!
Version: Whatever..
OS: Win-10/ Linux MInt

Re: View Posting link via e-mail requires login?

Postby sanhozay » Sun Jan 22, 2017 3:09 pm

jharris1993 wrote in Sun Jan 22, 2017 2:56 pm:Is this board going to allow multiple simultaneous logins?

Yes, it does.
sanhozay
 
Posts: 1207
Joined: Thu Dec 26, 2013 12:57 pm
Location: EGNM
Callsign: G-SHOZ
Version: Git
OS: Ubuntu 16.04

Re: View Posting link via e-mail requires login?

Postby wkitty42 » Sun Jan 29, 2017 7:57 pm

i was only talking about this and similar non-critical sites ;)
"You get more air close to the ground," said Angalo. "I read that in a book. You get lots of air low down, and not much when you go up."
"Why not?" said Gurder.
"Dunno. It's frightened of heights, I guess."
User avatar
wkitty42
 
Posts: 9146
Joined: Fri Feb 20, 2015 4:46 pm
Location: central NC, USA
Callsign: wk42
Version: git next
OS: Kubuntu 20.04


Return to Forum

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 4 guests