# 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:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/21 "2002-03-12T15:34:51Z")
Post One: Had to log in. ---
**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/22 "2002-03-12T15:37:06Z")
Post Two: Didn’t. Looks like **Tuba’** fixed the problem, my restting my cookie cutter for me. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/23 "2002-03-12T16:12:34Z")
Alright, try this: visit [www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com) click on the forums from there. This should set a proper cookie-at least thats what I read once & that’s what I do. Sometimes your browser stores the old cookies from the old boards & you need to flush them out. ---
**Author:** ![Tattva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@Tattva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tattva)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/24 "2002-03-13T01:03:37Z")
Similar Problem: I don’t mind logging in each time I post – In fact, I prefer to do it that way. I’m using a university computer, and I don’t want to be permanently logged in on any particular machine. However, sometimes after I click the preview or submit buttons, it asks me to log in again. And after I do, I get an error message saying that it doesn’t know what thread I was trying to reply to. The reply screen (ya know, the one I’m typing in now) says that I’m logged in as user: Tattva. So at least right now it knows who I am. But sometimes it will post, and sometimes it won’t. It seems that I am able to post after I reopen a thread and click reply. And the board forces me to relogin. _crosses fingers_ 2nd attempt! ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/25 "2002-03-14T00:43:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tattva \* > \*\*Similar Problem: > > I don’t mind logging in each time I post – In fact, I prefer to do it that way. I’m using a university computer, and I don’t want to be permanently logged in on any particular machine. > > However, sometimes after I click the preview or submit buttons, it asks me to log in again. And after I do, I get an error message saying that it doesn’t know what thread I was trying to reply to. > > The reply screen (ya know, the one I’m typing in now) says that I’m logged in as user: Tattva. So at least right now it knows who I am. But sometimes it will post, and sometimes it won’t. > > It seems that I am able to post after I reopen a thread and click reply. And the board forces me to relogin. > > _crosses fingers_ 2nd attempt! \*\* Yup that’s exactly what happens to me ---
**Author:** ![Tattva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@Tattva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tattva)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433/26 "2002-03-14T17:05:26Z")
Wow, you’re logged on as me, too? That could be the problem! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-in-for-every-post/97433.md?page=1)