Yes, that's my thinking also. The reason your who's online script works better (and also why username/password are filled in properly each time when posting) is because the login page sets cookies. It's pretty easy to retreive when you know they've just been set!
For now I think the best plan of attack for the upcoming beta is to allow the option of a UBB webmaster to set a time limit on the life of the "authorized" cookie. So your request will be granted and expect it in the next public release in one form or another. Thanks for the excellent suggestion.
I strongly feel the login fields should be blank upon each visit to the login page for the obvious security implications. You seem to agree and thank you for your opinions.
Other opinions encouraged, please speak up, I will check this thread occasionally.
On a side note: If I was designing UBB, I would have used cookies to store certain things, but other things such as list visit time, last post, preferences and private forum access are better stored in the member database. I had folks ask me to design that into the UBB and my script, but such integration would make my hack no longer an "Addon" hack, but instead a new UBB which would undoubtedly BREAK any other UBB hack which accesses the member files. Plus, I'd have to maintain any files if I opted to store such data externally. Bottom line? It's easier for us to suggest this type of behavior to the UBB folks and not me!
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-Jim
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From: Jim Goldbloom
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