27-08-2003 18:38									#1
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After browsing the forums for a while, a problem starts to occur: threads that I've already viewed seem to forget that I've viewed them (even ones where I have the last post). I've found out that if I use "mark all forums as read" it fixes the problem and restarts the timer of doom. However, I can get to this point just by browsing the OT, and I want to keep the info for the other forums. Would it be possible to have one of these links for individual forums, like "mark this forum as read"?

	27-08-2003 18:45									#2
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Oh, and how come even when I've read every single thread in the forum, the lightbulb won't go dark?

	27-08-2003 22:56									#3
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I hate it when it marks a thread as unread yet the last post in the thread was written by me.

	27-08-2003 23:27									#4
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Perhaps your cookie eater gets hungry if you don't visit other sites?

	28-08-2003 06:11									#5
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The technology isn't perfected yet...

	28-08-2003 08:09									#6
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I think the problem is (though I'm completely ignorant about this, I make guesses anyway ) maybe the cookie has limited space, so when I've viewed enough threads it has to forget some to hold new ones.

	01-09-2003 03:29									#7
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click refresh.

	01-09-2003 19:36									#8
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Doesn't work.

	01-09-2003 20:21									#9
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quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns The technology isn't perfected yet...

Nah, it's just a very narcisistic (sp?) idle gizmo feature from one of the owners

	02-09-2003 02:59									#10
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quote: Originally posted by skywalker Doesn't work.

hi ,

delete your history and cookies , then hit refresh , that should do it , ......

have a nice day

	02-09-2003 04:41									#11
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Format.

	02-09-2003 05:15									#12
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panag, that doesn't work. Apolyton uses cookies named bbthreadview[95585] to keep track of which threads have been viewed. Your suggestion would make all viewed threads become unviewed. I just tested it so I know.

	02-09-2003 07:37									#13
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Try something else.

	05-09-2003 02:44									#14
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quote: Originally posted by geeslaka panag, that doesn't work. Apolyton uses cookies named bbthreadview[95585] to keep track of which threads have been viewed. Your suggestion would make all viewed threads become unviewed. I just tested it so I know.

hi ,

just tested it with IE 6 , and it does work , .....

have a nice day

	05-09-2003 10:21									#15
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Interesting. That could mean one of two things:
1. Apolyton has different methods for different browsers.
2. Firebird handles cookies differently.

	05-09-2003 10:31									#16
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Quick! format c: is your only chance!!!

	05-09-2003 11:45									#17
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Winsock error d187.

	05-09-2003 15:02									#18
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The cookies which are fed to your computer have a set date of expiry, often less than a few hours. Obviously, the cookies get corrupted or "expire" later on. So, this should happen and is not a Poly problem, merely a cookie problem.

geeslaka
Opera handles the cookies the same way as the Gecko-powered browsers, and I'll bet my bottom dollar that IE does too. I'll just check now...

Yep... if I delete the cookies except the one containing my login details, then all the threads become unviewed (in Opera and IE6). This is exactly what should happen. If your computer has no record of seeing the thread, logic and experimentation dictates that the thread will not have been read, according to the computer

Last edited by Kalius on 06-09-2003 at 03:40

	06-09-2003 03:14									#19
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Interesting. We get opposite results when we delete cookies.
I have one cookie for each read thread younger than 6 hours(I think it's close to 6 hours, it could be longer). If I look at a read thread's ID and delete the corresponding cookie, the thread becomes unread.
If I understand you correctly, you have one cookie for each unread thread. When you do as I did, the thread becomes read.
Fascinating.

	06-09-2003 05:24									#20
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Inscrutible.

	06-09-2003 21:08									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Frozzy Quick! format c: is your only chance!!!

thats your answer to everything. and it didn't work the last time!

	06-09-2003 21:11									#22
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format c: -u

Try it once if you haven't tried it already. What do you have to lose?

	07-09-2003 01:33									#23
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quote: Originally posted by Frozzy The cookies which are fed to your computer have a set date of expiry, often less than a few hours. Obviously, the cookies get corrupted or "expire" later on. So, this should happen and is not a Poly problem, merely a cookie problem. geeslaka Opera handles the cookies the same way as the Gecko-powered browsers, and I'll bet my bottom dollar that IE does too. I'll just check now... Yep... if I delete the cookies except the one containing my login details, then all the threads become unviewed (in Opera and IE6). This is exactly what should happen. If your computer has no record of seeing the thread, logic and experimentation dictates that the thread will not have been read, according to the computer

hi ,

what should happen and what does happend , well one could write books on that with MS software , ......

there are so many free " tweak " tools out there on the net , .....

have a nice day

	07-09-2003 11:13									#24
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quote: Originally posted by geeslaka Interesting. We get opposite results when we delete cookies. I have one cookie for each read thread younger than 6 hours(I think it's close to 6 hours, it could be longer). If I look at a read thread's ID and delete the corresponding cookie, the thread becomes unread. If I understand you correctly, you have one cookie for each unread thread. When you do as I did, the thread becomes read. Fascinating.

Are you reading the same post from Frozzy as I am?

Looks to me like when he deletes a cookie, the thread becomes unread, "unviewed", or "not have been read" just like you.

	07-09-2003 11:30									#25
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Oops.

	07-09-2003 13:21									#27
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quote: Originally posted by panag what should happen and what does happend , well one could write books on that with MS software , ......

Not really. Software does not have conciousness, but it is configured to a set style. "In many hands, bugs multiply". You do realise that 90% of Windows users don't have the slightest clue what a cookie is, apart from the fact it is also a synonym for a biscuit. Thus, I think Microsoft are going to focus on the 90% instead of the 10%, no? Welcome to basic economics.

quote: there are so many free " tweak " tools out there on the net , .....

Right... this just about nullifies any of the previous statements you have made. The term ceteris paribus comes to mind.

	07-09-2003 17:41									#28
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quote: Originally posted by Frozzy Not really. Software does not have conciousness, but it is configured to a set style. "In many hands, bugs multiply". You do realise that 90% of Windows users don't have the slightest clue what a cookie is, apart from the fact it is also a synonym for a biscuit. Thus, I think Microsoft are going to focus on the 90% instead of the 10%, no? Welcome to basic economics. Right... this just about nullifies any of the previous statements you have made. The term ceteris paribus comes to mind.

hi ,

well ya could always write a story on it , ........

any numbers on mac users who know what " cookie " stands for , .......

have a great sunday

	08-09-2003 02:16									#29
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quote: Originally posted by panag any numbers on mac users who know what " cookie " stands for , .......

When Mac creates a monopoly in this "idiot" community, I'll grant you this point.

	08-09-2003 02:32									#30
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quote: Originally posted by Frozzy When Mac creates a monopoly in this "idiot" community, I'll grant you this point.

hi ,

thats twice you dont like MAC , got anything against it maybe , ......

as one person pointed out in the chatroom ; " it takes one to know one " , .......

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