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#34693 28-May-2009 12:08

For some reason, GZ has started to randomly reset my read flags for all unread posts. I'm in the middle sifting through the unread posts since my last visit and mid way through it resets the read flags for me. I lose where I'm at.

Why does it do this?

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#218632 28-May-2009 12:29

Are you using Internet Explorer 8 as your RSS reader?

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#218634 28-May-2009 12:32

freitasm: Are you using Internet Explorer 8 as your RSS reader?

Nope. I'm at work using Windows XP Pro and Windows Explorer 6! 80

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#218636 28-May-2009 12:34

Strange. More than one browser window?

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#218638 28-May-2009 12:36

Yes, but only one with GZ running.

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#218677 28-May-2009 13:46

Try an alternative browser, I'm sure you'll probably find IE6 is the problem.

Google Chrome: http://www.google.com/chrome

Firefox: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html

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#218679 28-May-2009 13:49

Ragnor: Try an alternative browser, I'm sure you'll probably find IE6 is the problem.

Google Chrome: http://www.google.com/chrome

Firefox: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html

Again, this is happening from my work PC, so I don't have the option of changing to an alternative browser. Anyway, IE should just work shouldn't it?

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#218681 28-May-2009 13:52

If you are browsing the site and leave the page open for longer than 20 minutes your session will timeout, and next time you refresh the page it will have a different "last visit" timestamp.

If you look at the Unread Forum List we now have options to show "Since your last visit, Since yesterday, and Today".

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#218684 28-May-2009 13:56

My issue happened when I was replying to a post. I tapped it out, hit post reply, and went to the main forum screen (list of all forums). My post had not saved on GZ and I found that all the new posts had been reset.

Yeah, I know. I should have said this initially...

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#218686 28-May-2009 13:57

What time? I guess it was when the IIS worker recycled for some reason...

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#218687 28-May-2009 14:00

Lunch time. Around 12:15pm or so. Actually I find that I lose posts and PMs from time to time. Quite frustrating, especially if you've put time into composing them.

What is the IIS worker recycle? Or don't I want to know...

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#218694 28-May-2009 14:14

Satch: Again, this is happening from my work PC, so I don't have the option of changing to an alternative browser. Anyway, IE should just work shouldn't it?

Did you know you can use Firefox portable from a USB stick?
http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

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#218697 28-May-2009 14:18

Ragnor: Did you know you can use Firefox portable from a USB stick?
http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

No I didn't. That is handy to know, thanks.

But it would be a PITA to use a USB drive just to view one website.

I've raised this just in case something was wrong with GZ, or I was doing something wrong myself.

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#218758 28-May-2009 15:51

Satch:
Ragnor: Did you know you can use Firefox portable from a USB stick?
http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

But it would be a PITA to use a USB drive just to view one website.

Personally I copied FF Portable to my Home folder at work.

Works beatifully from there

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