# I Cannot Log Out **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 2, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-log-out/302102 "2005-05-02T18:58:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-log-out/302102/1 "2005-05-02T18:58:41Z")
Up the time of the “great shut-down” of the SDMB aver two years ago ,I used to have a different user name. When it started up again I re-subscribed with a new user name and details. Imagine my surprise today on seeing that I had been logged in on my old user name . I was also asked for a payment for the subscription , even though I had paid on my new name a couple of weeks ago. I then decided to log out of my old name and log into my new . But the system won’t let me. So why has my old user name suddenly appeared again and why can’t I log out of it? I must add I am using a different computer than when I was using my old name so it cannot be anything to do with cookies. Anyway , when I started using my new computer two days ago I logged on to my new name OK. I am confused. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2005, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-log-out/302102/2 "2005-05-02T19:07:29Z")
I must add to the above the fact that the e-mail address for my old user name is no longer valid ( the ISP no longer exists) and I cannot remember my old password. So I cannot change any of my old details or even receive any e-mail notifications. ---
**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-log-out/302102/3 "2005-05-02T19:14:54Z")
Success . ( Its me with my new name ). I managed to log out , by disableing cookies in Firefox. But I am still puzzled why my very old user name suddenly appeared. And I have paid for two subscriptions , because I did not see I was logged into my old name until I had paid. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-log-out/302102/4 "2005-05-03T01:29:52Z")
Please send me an email with all of your pertinent information, so we can work things out with Jerry at the Reader to get you straighened out. That’s [TubaDiva@aol.com](mailto:TubaDiva@aol.com). your humble TubaDiva