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Question

Firefox not saving login??

Oct 24, 2011 11:49AM PDT

Is there something different in the CNET login that won't let Firefox save my login? Sure the page says remember my details, but I want Firefox to handle saving my username and password details. Any idea when this can get fixed please?

Carl

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Answer
It happens to me on occasion.
Oct 24, 2011 9:28PM PDT

If I log out for any reason, or if I use a cookie cleaner like CCleaner and don't save my CNET cookies beforehand, then sometimes when I log back in it won't stick for a day or so.

But I usually find that it holds after a day or so.

Has anything happened on this computer since you were last permanently logged in?

Mark

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RE: Firefox not saving login??
Oct 25, 2011 11:18AM PDT

Nothing's happened to this computer, Ff pops up with a message for almost every other site to ask about remembering my details in the Password Manager (the message that appears in the top left). I wish I knew why it doesn't ask to save the login for CNET.

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In that case,
Oct 25, 2011 8:29PM PDT

a couple of options.

When you are logged in to CNET, press and hold down Shift then hit the Refresh Page icon. This 'should' update all cookies. You may have to log in again the next time, but that might then stick.

If not, I would download and install the free version of CCleaner from http://www.piriform.com/CCLEANER

If you do decide to try that, make sure you watch the install process carefully in case it offers any free 3rd party toolbars or similar. They do occasionally, but you don't want those.

When you run CCleaner it will clean out all your cookies, history, temporary internet files and so on. Before you do that, go to it's Options > Cookies to save all the cookies you need to save, except CNET.com cookies.

All browsers need to be closed for CCleaner to work correctly.

Again, you will have to log back into CNET, but see if that helps make login stick.

Mark

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because for some reason FF sees it as
Oct 26, 2011 1:05PM PDT

third party cookie. Allow third party cookies first, then close and open FF again, sign in. You can then go and disallow third party cookies again since it's already been set and FF will continue to automatically sign you in on future accesses.

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Nice one
Oct 26, 2011 8:55PM PDT

I had forgotten about 3rd party cookies and I remember I had to allow them in Firefox, (Options > Options > Privacy tab). Mine is still set to remember them.

Thanks.

Mark

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noscript
Nov 1, 2011 4:57AM PDT

CNET is rearranging the scripts behind the site.
Just this morning, I was logged in fine. This afternoon, logins are dependent on a script hosted at cbsistatic.com.
About two weeks ago, a similar situation arose. The site logins were being filtered through a mystery javascript.

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Interesting observation.
Nov 1, 2011 5:01AM PDT

I can't say personally about the login script because I haven't had a problem. although I know others had.

But having just got here this evening, (UK time), I found I couldn't reply to any posts, and I noticed the NoScript Options bar at the bottom of the browser window. When I allowed those scripts, I could reply.

So, there may be something in what you say.

Mark

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Just another observation
Nov 1, 2011 5:05AM PDT

I wonder if this is NoScript itself and not CNET?

I notice changes in their "ChangeLog" and some new inclusions.

http://noscript.net/changelog

Strange though. I'm still at v2.1.7, so I haven't updated yet.

Mark

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It's the scripts
Nov 1, 2011 5:10AM PDT

The little area of the grey bar that's either "log in" or [your username] is definitely being filtered through a script, presumably to make all of the facebook/twitter/etc. widgets work, and probably also some corporate edict on CBS's end for data-mining and/or ad-serving.