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What happened to my post

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 11:32 am
by Henko
Hi, on the "Database" topic i typed a very long response to rbytes, apparently without logging in. Upon "submit" i got the message that i should login. I did, and all text was gone :shock:
Is the text still somewhere? In "concepts" somwhere, i spent more than an hour on it :twisted: .

Re: What happened to my post

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 5:20 pm
by sarossell
Ah man, that's annoying. I'm sorry that happened to you. I hope Mr K. can dig up some cache data or something. I've gotten into the habit of always selecting all and copying before submitting because of that kind of thing. I also have a plug-in for my Firefox browser called 'Lazarus Form Recovery' that allows you to hit the back button and miraculously fills in all the fields from browser cache. Best of luck. :(

Re: What happened to my post

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 5:25 pm
by rbytes
That's too bad, Henko. It is easy to do, unfortunately. I wonder who on the Forum we can complain to about constantly getting logged out. I have the box checked for Remember Me, but I have had to log in 3 times just since yesterday.

Re: What happened to my post

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 5:29 pm
by sarossell
That's odd, I NEVER get logged out. But I also keep a tab open to the main forum page, It's not set to refresh though. That at least would make more sense. Perhaps it's a browser issue? I'm using Firefox v50.0.2 in macOS.

Re: What happened to my post

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 5:38 pm
by Mr. Kibernetik
The only place the message could stay is a browser cache. I would suggest to roll back in browser history as soon as this happened - it could stay where you just typed it.
As for me I have a habit to copy my text to clipboard before any submitting, because internet connection can suddenly break or something other happen.
Also, any forum has a time limit before it disconnects an idle user, even if you are replying in a topic. So, don't spend too much time when replying after entering reply topic mode. If you are unsure you are still connected, then copy your message to clipboard before posting.

Re: What happened to my post

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 7:45 pm
by Henko
Thanks all for the good adviseren. I normally prepared larger posts using "Notes" and then copy/paste it into the forum. Just this time i didn't and the moron mr. Murphy applied his law. As for logging in and out all the time, I have the feeling that i leave one of the ports open in my system by not logging out. Is it dangerous or not to remain logged in?

Re: What happened to my post

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 8:00 pm
by sarossell
Dangerous? Call me careless or brave, I just don't consider myself important enough for a hack. I suspect if I ever was hacked, they'd just laugh at my pitiful bank account and move on. Heck, they might even deposit a pity donation.

Re: What happened to my post

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:54 pm
by Mr. Kibernetik
Henko wrote:As for logging in and out all the time, I have the feeling that i leave one of the ports open in my system by not logging out. Is it dangerous or not to remain logged in?
If you close your browser then it closes its open ports.
Logging in or out the forum has its meaning only for the forum - whether you are required to re-login next time or not.