# Why do I have to log in for every post? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 11, 2002, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433 "2002-03-11T02:46:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/1 "2002-03-11T02:46:40Z")
Since I logged in to post in **vix** ’s testing thread, every time I try to post the board makes me log in. Does this new software not like me? I didn’t go out with it’s sister… ---
**Author:** ![BooBoo316](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@BooBoo316](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BooBoo316)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/2 "2002-03-11T02:49:18Z")
Strange…It’s not doing that to me. ---
**Author:** ![BooBoo316](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@BooBoo316](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BooBoo316)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/3 "2002-03-11T02:52:30Z")
Even stranger…now I can’t get into my profile. I was going to turn off the annoying “auto-sig” feature. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/4 "2002-03-11T02:52:43Z")
And now, if I try to edit my profile, it says: " You do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons: You do not have permission to access the page that you were trying to. Are you trying to edit someone else’s post or trying to access administrative features? Check that you are allowed to perform this action in the Forum Rules. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation. Logged in user: wolfstu [logout] " Mommy, the board doesn’t like me. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Efrem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@Efrem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Efrem)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/5 "2002-03-11T02:55:45Z")
Me too. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/6 "2002-03-11T02:56:40Z")
I got that at first when I tried to post, but it was because I had updated my email address to something current - if your address changes, you have to confirm reciept of an email from the board in order to be able to post again. However, I just noticed that I can’t access my profile to reset the time offset. Dunno wassup with that, but I’ll bet it’s some administrative fine-tuning. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/7 "2002-03-11T03:00:24Z")
[Here’s](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1895962#post1895962) why profile editing is turned off for the moment ☹ ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/8 "2002-03-11T03:04:06Z")
Looks like the default is set to show only new posts, too. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/9 "2002-03-11T03:27:37Z")
Can I post this time??? &%#(@\* ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/10 "2002-03-11T03:29:52Z")
Will I have to log in again???:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/11 "2002-03-11T03:32:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by John Carter of Mars \* > \*\*Will I have to log in again???:eek: \*\* Did you? Enquiring minds wanna know! So do nosey ones! Fenris ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/12 "2002-03-11T04:21:19Z")
**wolfstu** , I had to re-add the main page to my “always accept cookies” list (with IE 6.026, it’s in the privacy tab of the internet options menu). Otherwise it didn’t recognise me or my newly changed password unless I logged in to reply to a thread. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/13 "2002-03-11T04:36:49Z")
I seem to have to log in for every post. I have set my browser to accept all cookies but no dice. Using Netscape 4.79 if that’s relevant. ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/14 "2002-03-11T04:42:23Z")
**Princhester** , try going to your user control panel and under the options setting enabling the cookie option there. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/15 "2002-03-11T04:49:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by reprise \* > \*\ ***Princhester** , try going to your user control panel and under the options setting enabling the cookie option there. \*\* I have. That doesn’t seem to be the problem. But thanks anyway. ---
**Author:** ![kase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@kase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kase)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/16 "2002-03-11T19:55:10Z")
;j I’m not, actually. just trying ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/17 "2002-03-11T20:45:28Z")
Damn that yellow is annoying. ---
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/18 "2002-03-12T00:08:18Z")
Also, if you use a proxy, such as Proxomitron, try to have the site bypassed. Works for me ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/19 "2002-03-12T02:50:23Z")
The same question was asked in another thread. Please be patient. We will investigate the matter and report what we find. It has happened to me also. But I thought it was only a minor annoyance to have to re-enter my username/password. ---
**Author:** ![musicguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@musicguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/musicguy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/20 "2002-03-12T05:40:05Z")
FYI, I had the same problem on the temp board. I had cookies enabled in every place possible but my pc wouldn’t accept them, no matter what I tried (IE 6.0.2). I then noticed that I couldn’t accept on other sites either. I ended up re-installing the OS, which wasn’t an easy decision. I then downloaded ALL available critical downloads and patches from the MS site. That fixed the problem completely. A drastic solution but if you have everything backed up on your pc and a bunch of free time, it is an option. Disclaimer: Do make sure you understand how to do this and really want to. It isn’t reversable. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433.md?page=2)