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Topic: Open Forum (new post) doesn’t work

Posted By: dove_g
Subject: Open Forum (new post) doesn’t work
Date Posted: 08 September 2003 at 12:51am

On my web page I have problem with Open Forum / Forum icon. Open topic and Topic works great, but on main default page it always show me that I dind't read all topics in one forum but I did :(

What to do? I don't use back in browser, and my users tell me also that they noticed that ug or error :(

If I log out and try then in 5-10 min all is OK then.

So what to do, any advice?

Thank you.

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Posted By: b_bonnett
Date Posted: 08 September 2003 at 4:12am

This is because the forum software is written to do that. When you log in, it reads the last time you visited from the database and stores that in a session cookie. It uses that to calculate whether or not there are any new posts in a forum, so it will show the same icon throughout your whole visit.

In topic view, it uses a cookie to see if you have read a thread, which is why the icon changes after each one you read.

However, checking each topic in each forum on the forum select page would be a lengthy procedure, and so it isn't done, and so the forum icon won't change over your visit.

Hope this helps explain,
Blair

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Webmaster, http://www.planegallery.net/ - The Plane Gallery
Greetings From Christchurch

Posted By: dove_g
Date Posted: 08 September 2003 at 5:15am

Yes thank you very much, I understand.