"Authorization" now required just to ...

Author Message   Fred Tillman Advanced Member Username: Fred_tillman Post Number: 224 Registered: 10-2005 Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 02:10 pm:    Ok, it must be just me. I had a major system malfunction and I am still trying to normalize. Thanks   rinaldo Senior Member Username: Rinaldo Post Number: 712 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 12:36 pm:    John D, Do you think that Fred maybe Xing out the flight schedule information page, instead using his back arrow?   John D. Moderator Username: John_d Post Number: 2003 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 05:43 am:    Fred, It's not the board - it must be your browser setting (must be set to refresh each new page causing you to login each time). The "norm" is as described below - login for schedules and last category moved and it's normally good for the whole session.   Fred Tillman Advanced Member Username: Fred_tillman Post Number: 223 Registered: 10-2005 Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 01:10 am:    Jerry, that is correct. I have tried three times this evening and a "sign in" was required for each location. I have not been checking regularly for a couple of weeks, and this is new to me.   dinotars Senior Member Username: Dinotars Post Number: 4994 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Friday, January 16, 2009 - 11:25 pm:    Jerry, I don't know what he is doing.One opens the Flight Schedule Information,enter name and password and after doing so one can view the flight schedules for all locations.Perhaps Fred can describe how is being required to enter a log in, to view the different locations on the page.   Jerry Hunt Advanced Member Username: Exflier49 Post Number: 296 Registered: 07-2006 Posted on Friday, January 16, 2009 - 11:15 pm:    I read Fred's post as saying for each location that he wanted to see the flight schedule for, he had to log in, i.e., Macdill - login; Charleston- login; Rota - login, etc. Or do I read that wrong?   dinotars Senior Member Username: Dinotars Post Number: 4993 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Friday, January 16, 2009 - 10:55 pm:    Cherry, That is correct.I assumed that he meant only the Flight Schedule Information section.There are two locations requiring user name and password.   Cherry C. Senior Member Username: Cherry Post Number: 4610 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Friday, January 16, 2009 - 10:25 pm:    Dino, I respectfully disagree. The only forums I need to sign in to read are "Flight Schedules" and "Last Category Moved" (or whatever it's called...) Of course, having written that, I will now get zapped myself! ;-D   dinotars Senior Member Username: Dinotars Post Number: 4992 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Friday, January 16, 2009 - 10:23 pm:    Fred, That has been the procedure in effect for some time now.   Fred Tillman Advanced Member Username: Fred_tillman Post Number: 222 Registered: 10-2005 Posted on Friday, January 16, 2009 - 09:41 pm:    This evening I had to log in for each location I wanted to read schedules for. Is this a change?   D.B.M Uk Senior Member Username: Overlandrover Post Number: 2949 Registered: 04-2005 Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 03:38 pm:    Dirk, you haven't had that many post in the past 5 years. I have to keep posting every day, more than once, or I will forget my password. It is the memory you see. You won't believe the trouble I had to send money on Pay Pal. (:#}   Dirk Pepperd Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 438 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 03:13 pm:    Besides for what it's worth even I have to log in to view flight schedules now for goodness sake..... That's a hoot.   John D. Moderator Username: John_d Post Number: 6829 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 02:46 pm:    Richard, What's so discouraging about looging in? Most browsers will remember your userid and/or password if you tell it. Besides, you have to login to post and contribute to the forum anyway and it's only an additional few pecks on the keyboard and mouse clicks!   Dirk Pepperd Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 437 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 02:15 pm:    This is not a temporary bug. I would be glad to discuss the "reason" I did this via email. I'd rather not go over it here. I would say that if one were to ponder why I might have done this they will probably come up with the correct conclusion. What's better: 1. A flight schedule thread you have to log in to read. 2. No flight schedule.   Richard T. Brown Senior Member Username: Dick Post Number: 197 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 11:24 am:    Just discovered the new discouraging aspect of the reconfiguration of the board. Have we gone over the top concerning security?   Cherry C. Senior Member Username: Cherry Post Number: 3482 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 11:18 am:    Just now I went to the home page, clicked on "Flight Schedules" and to my surprise was presented with a sign-in page where I had to enter my user name and PIN before the program would admit me to the desired section of the board. Is this a new "feature" or just another (temporary) bug?