Duane Hill wrote: > >>> I use the moderator web page with Firefox, and it stays > logged in for as long as I keep the browser open. But with > Safari on iPhone and iPad, I often have to log in again when > I return to it. Same for every other browser I've tried under > iOS. Can anyone tell me why? > >> > >> > >> Because the session cookie which keeps the fact that > you've logged in > >> is being expired, presumably because when you leave the > browser and > >> return to it, iOS starts a new session or otherwise > invalidates the > >> session cookie. Why it does this is an Apple question. > > > That makes sense. Is there any way around it? Is it > possible to make it use persistent cookies? > > > Note that this problem wasn't anywhere near as bad until I upgraded > > from iOS6 to iOS7. I don't mind logging in again every few days. > > Have you tried setting the Safari setting 'Block Cookies' to 'Never' > to see if that in fact makes a difference? There is only > three options to choose from. I wish they had an exception > list you could add sites to like other browsers.
Yes. I was set to the default, which is to block cookies from "third parties and advertisers". I assumed it wasn't blocking mailman cookies anyway because it stays logged in if I stay in Safari. I tried "never", just in case, but no improvement. Peter Shute ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
