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Login and Registration Issues
Why can't I log in?
Why do I need to register at all?
Why do I get logged off automatically?
I've lost my password!
I registered but cannot log in!
Incorrect password your account is now blocked!
I registered in the past but cannot log in anymore!
How do I contact you?
How do i change my username?
Why am i getting kicked out?
I never received the questionnaire or activation email
Posting or Private messages issues
Can't post or view my private messages!
"View posts since last visit" not working!
How do I post a topic in a forum?
How do I edit or delete a post?
How do I add a signature to my post?
How do I create a poll?
How do I edit or delete a poll?
Why can't I vote in polls?
I cannot send private messages!
I keep getting unwanted private messages!
I have received a spamming or abusive email from someone on this board!
How do i post anonymously?
How do i ignore a user?
Reporting a user
Reporting a topic
Reporting a post
User Preferences and settings
How do I change my settings?
The times are not correct!
I changed the timezone and the time is still wrong!
How do I show an image below my username?
How do I change my rank?
When I click the email link for a user it asks me to log in.
I changed my email address and now my account is inactive.
Formatting and Topic Types
What is BBCode?
Can I use HTML?
What are Smileys?
Can I post Images?
What are Announcements?
What are Sticky topics?
What are Locked topics?
User Levels
What are Administrators?
What are Moderators?
What are Usergroups?
How do I join a Usergroup?
Text Formatting
What is BBCode?
How to create bold, italic and underlined text
How to change the text colour or size
Can I combine formatting tags?
Quoting and outputting fixed-width text
Quoting text in replies
Outputting code or fixed width data
Generating lists
Creating an Un-ordered list
Creating an Ordered list
Creating Links
Linking to another site
Showing images in posts
Adding an image to a post
Browser Issues
How to clear your browser's cache and cookies.
How to enable cookies.
Password security
What is password security?
How to secure a password?
Printer-Friendly Topic View
What is the :| |: button for? - Cancelling the board's pagination
What are the boxes on top of the printable output? - Range selection
How to print only one message? - Advanced range selection
Images & Avatars
How do I upload an avatar?
How do I add a picture to a post?
| Login and Registration Issues |
Why can't I log in?
Have you registered? Seriously, you must register in order to log in. Have you been banned from the board? (A message will be displayed if you have.) If so, you should contact the webmaster or board administrator to find out why. If you have registered and are not banned and you still cannot log in then check and double-check your username and password. Usually this is the problem; if not, contact the administrator at admin@imamother.com.
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Why do I need to register at all?
We noticed that women are bringing up certain topics which are more sensitive in nature, and we don't want just anyone passing by Imamother.com to read them. So in order to maintain your privacy, in order for you to read posts under certain forums you need to log in. Since we don't want men, boys, or unmarried girls registering, we require all new registered users to first answer a questionare. Their acount will need to be approved before it will be activated. We want mothers to feel comfortable sharing their thoughts and issues, while at the same time keeping an atmosphere of modesty. It only takes a few minutes to register so it is recommended you do so.
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Why do I get logged off automatically?
When you log in, the board will only keep you logged in for a preset time. This prevents misuse of your account by anyone else.
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I've lost my password!
Don't panic! While your password cannot be retrieved it can be reset. To do this go to the login page and click I've forgotten my password. Follow the instructions and you should be back online in no time.
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I registered but cannot log in!
First check that you are entering the correct username and password. If they are okay. then you will have to follow the instructions you received. Since we dont want men, boys, or unmarried girls registering, we require all new registered users to first answer a questionare. Their account will need to be approved before it will be activated. We want mothers to feel comfortable sharing their thoughts and issues, while at the same time keeping an atmosphere of modesty. If you were sent an email then follow the instructions; if you did not receive the email then check that your email address is valid. If you are sure the email address you used is valid then try contacting the administrator admin@imamother.com.
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Incorrect password your account is now blocked!
Imamother.com provides protection against unauthorized persons attempting to guess a users password. If an incorrect password is entered 3 times in a row for any account, that account will be blocked and an email will be sent to the account owner with an activation key and a new password. The user will have no access to their account until they follow the instructions in the email.
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I registered in the past but cannot log in anymore!
The most likely reasons for this are: you entered an incorrect username or password (check the email you were sent when you first registered) or the administrator has deleted your account for some reason.
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How do I contact you?
For technical questions you can private message the admin, or email admin@imamother.com. For any other questions you can private message Yael, or email yael@imamother.com.
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How do i change my username?
If for any reason you choose to change your username after you have already registered, please DO NOT RE-REGISTER. You can email the Site Administrator (admin@imamother.com) or private message with the username you would like to use and we can change it for you.
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Why am i getting kicked out?
The most likely solution is to clear your cache of Imamother.com cookies or to enable cookies.
Scroll down the page to Browser Issues. Click on How to clear your browser's cache and cookies or How to enable cookies.
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I never received the questionnaire or activation email
Please adjust your spam settigs to allow mail from imamother.com to come through. It appears that your questionare are in your spam inbox
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| Posting or Private messages issues |
Can't post or view my private messages!
When a user's email address is no longer valid, the user must change their email address in their profile. Until the user changes their e-mail address, they will not be able to post and will not have any access to the private messaging system as well as some other things. Once you change your email your account will be deactivated. You will receive an email when your account has been re-activated.
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"View posts since last visit" not working!
The most likely solution is to clear your cache of Imamother.com cookies or to enable cookies.
Scroll down the page to Browser Issues. Click on How to clear your browser's cache and cookies or How to enable cookies.
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How do I post a topic in a forum?
Easy -- click the relevant button on either the forum or topic screens. You need to register before you can post a message. The facilities available to you are listed at the bottom of the forum and topic screens (the You can post new topics, You can vote in polls, etc. list.
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How do I edit or delete a post?
Unless you are the board admin or forum moderator you can only edit or delete your own posts. You can edit a post (sometimes for only a limited time after it was made) by clicking the edit button for the relevant post. If someone has already replied to the post, you will find a small piece of text output below the post when you return to the topic that lists the number of times you edited it. This will only appear if no one has replied; it also will not appear if moderators or administrators edit the post (they should leave a message saying what they altered and why). Please note that normal users cannot delete a post once someone has replied.
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How do I add a signature to my post?
To add a signature to a post you must first create one; this is done via your profile. Once created you can check the Add Signature box on the posting form to add your signature. You can also add a signature by default to all your posts by checking the appropriate radio box in your profile. You can still prevent a signature being added to individual posts by un-checking the add signature box on the posting form.
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How do I create a poll?
Creating a poll is easy -- when you post a new topic or edit the first post of a topic, you should see a Add Poll form below the main posting box. If you cannot see this then you probably do not have rights to create polls. You should enter a title for the poll and then at least two options -- to set an option type in the poll question and click the Add option button. You can also set a time limit for the poll, 0 being an infinite amount. There will be a limit to the number of options you can list, which is set by the administrator.
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How do I edit or delete a poll?
As with posts, polls can only be edited by the original poster, a moderator, or board administrator. To edit a poll, click the first post in the topic, which always has the poll associated with it. If no one has cast a vote then users can delete the poll or edit any poll option. However, if people have already placed votes only moderators or administrators can edit or delete it; this is to prevent people rigging polls by changing options mid-way through a poll.
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Why can't I vote in polls?
Only registered users can vote in polls so as to prevent spoofing of results.
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I cannot send private messages!
You are not registered and/or not logged on or the board administrator has prevented you individually from sending messages. You should try asking the administrator why.
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I keep getting unwanted private messages!
If you keep receiving unwanted private messages from someone, inform the board administrator -- they have the power to prevent a user from sending private messages at all.
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I have received a spamming or abusive email from someone on this board!
We are sorry to hear that. The email form feature of this board includes safeguards to try to track users who send such posts. You should email the board administrator with a full copy of the email you received and it is very important this include the headers (these list details of the user that sent the email). They can then take action.
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How do i post anonymously?
When you want to post anonymously, click on New Topic or Add Reply as usual, and then under your message you will see a line asking you: “post anonymously?” click on yes. When you submit the post it will show up as being posted under amother instead of under your own username. Once it is posted, your post cannot be edited so be sure to preview before you submit.
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How do i ignore a user?
To ignore a user go to your profile. At the bottom of the page theres a link "Ignore List". In the ignore list you have the ability to ignore a user or remove an ignored user from the ignore list.
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Reporting a user
Go to their profile. under their info you will see the words "report user". Click on it to report a user.
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Reporting a topic
Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page full of posts, you will see the same blue and white exclamation point button. Click on it to report a topic.
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Reporting a post
In the upper right hand corner of each post there is a little blue and white exclamation point button next to the quote and edit button on each post. Click on it to report a post.
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| User Preferences and settings |
How do I change my settings?
All your settings (if you are registered) are stored in the database. To alter them click the Profile link, this will allow you to change all your settings.
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The times are not correct!
The times are almost certainly correct; however, what you may be seeing are times displayed in a timezone different from the one you are in. If this is the case, you should change your profile setting for the timezone to match your particular area, e.g. London, Paris, New York, Sydney, etc. Please note that changing the timezone, like most settings, can only be done by registered users. So if you are not registered, this is a good time to do so, if you pardon the pun!
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I changed the timezone and the time is still wrong!
If you are sure you have set the timezone correctly and the time is still different, the most likely answer is daylight savings time (or summer time as it is known in the UK and other places). The board is not designed to handle the changeovers between standard and daylight time so during summer months the time may be an hour different from the real local time.
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How do I show an image below my username?
There may be two images below a username when viewing posts. The first is an image associated with your rank; these take the form of stars indicating how many posts you have made or your status on the forums. Below this may be a larger image known as an avatar; this is generally unique or personal to each user. You can choose an avatar through your profile link.
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How do I change my rank?
In general you cannot directly change the wording of any rank (ranks appear below your username in topics and on your profile. Ranks are used to indicate the number of posts you have made and to identify certain users. For example, moderators and administrators may have a special rank. Please do not abuse the board by posting unnecessarily just to increase your rank -- you will probably find the moderator or administrator will simply lower your post count
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When I click the email link for a user it asks me to log in.
Sorry, but only registered users can send email to people via the built-in email form. This is to prevent malicious use of the email system by unauthorized persons.
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I changed my email address and now my account is inactive.
When you change your emaill address your account is de-activated. Please email the adminstrator to reactivate your account.
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| Formatting and Topic Types |
What is BBCode?
BBCode is a special implementation of HTML. Whether you can use BBCode is determined by the administrator. You can also disable it on a per post basis from the posting form. BBCode itself is similar in style to HTML: tags are enclosed in square braces [ and ] rather than < and > and it offers greater control over what and how something is displayed. For more information on BBCode see the guide which can be accessed from the posting page.
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Can I use HTML?
That depends on whether the administrator allows you to; they have complete control over it. If you are allowed to use it, you will probably find only certain tags work. This is a safety feature to prevent people from abusing the board by using tags which may destroy the layout or cause other problems. If HTML is enabled you can disable it on a per post basis from the posting form.
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What are Smileys?
Smileys, or Emoticons, are small graphical images which can be used to express some feeling using a short code, e.g. :) means happy, :( means sad. The full list of emoticons can be seen via the posting form. Try not to overuse smileys, though, as they can quickly render a post unreadable and a moderator may decide to edit them out or remove the post altogether.
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Can I post Images?
Images can indeed be shown in your posts. However, there is no facility at present for uploading images directly to this board. Therefore you must link to an image stored on a publicly accessible web server, e.g. http://www.some-unknown-place.net/my-picture.gif. You cannot link to pictures stored on your own PC (unless it is a publicly accessible server) nor to images stored behind authentication mechanisms such as Hotmail or Yahoo mailboxes, password-protected sites, etc. To display the image use either the BBCode [img] tag or appropriate HTML (if allowed).
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What are Announcements?
Announcements often contain important information and you should read them as soon as possible. Announcements appear at the top of every page in the forum to which they are posted. Whether or not you can post an announcement depends on the permissions required, which are set by the administrator.
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What are Sticky topics?
Sticky topics appear below any announcements in viewforum and only on the first page. They are often quite important so you should read them where possible. As with announcements the board administrator determines what permissions are required to post sticky topics in each forum.
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What are Locked topics?
Locked topics are set this way by either the forum moderator or board administrator. You cannot reply to locked topics and any poll contained inside is automatically ended. Topics may be locked for many reasons. for information on why its locked contact the administrator or the moderators.
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| User Levels |
What are Administrators?
Administrators are people assigned the highest level of control over the entire board. These people can control all facets of board operation which include setting permissions, banning users, creating usergroups or moderators, etc. They also have full moderator capabilities in all the forums.
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What are Moderators?
Moderators are individuals whose job it is to look after the running of the forums from day to day. They have the power to edit or delete posts and lock, unlock, move, delete and split topics in the forum they moderate. Generally moderators are there to prevent people going off-topic or posting abusive or offensive material.
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What are Usergroups?
Usergroups are a way in which board administrators can group users. Each user can belong to several groups (this differs from most other boards) and each group can be assigned individual access rights. This makes it easy for administrators to set up several users as moderators of a forum, or to give them access to a private forum, etc.
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How do I join a Usergroup?
To join a usergroup click the usergroup link on the page header or the leftside navigation panel and you can then view all usergroups. Not all groups are open access -- some are closed and some may even have hidden memberships. If the board is open then you can request to join it by clicking the appropriate button. The user group moderator will need to approve your request; they may ask why you want to join the group. Please do not pester a group moderator if they turn your request down -- they will have their reasons.
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| Text Formatting |
What is BBCode?
BBCode is a special implementation of HTML. Whether you can actually use BBCode in your posts on the forum is determined by the administrator. In addition, you can disable BBCode on a per post basis via the posting form. BBCode itself is similar in style to HTML: tags are enclosed in square braces [ and ] rather than < and > and it offers greater control over what and how something is displayed. Depending on the template you are using you may find adding BBCode to your posts is made much easier through a clickable interface above the message area on the posting form. Even with this you may find the following guide useful.
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How to create bold, italic and underlined text
BBCode includes tags to allow you to quickly change the basic style of your text. This is achieved in the following ways: - To make a piece of text bold enclose it in [b][/b], eg.
[b]Hello[/b]
will become Hello - For underlining use [u][/u], for example:
[u]Good Morning[/u]
becomes Good Morning - To italicise text use [i][/i], eg.
This is [i]Great![/i]
would give This is Great!
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How to change the text colour or size
To alter the color or size of your text the following tags can be used. Keep in mind that how the output appears will depend on the viewers browser and system: - Changing the colour of text is achieved by wrapping it in [color=][/color]. You can specify either a recognised colour name (eg. red, blue, yellow, etc.) or the hexadecimal triplet alternative, eg. #FFFFFF, #000000. For example, to create red text you could use:
[color=red]Hello![/color]
or
[color=#FF0000]Hello![/color]
will both output Hello! - Changing the text size is achieved in a similar way using [size=][/size]. This tag is dependent on the template you are using but the recommended format is a numerical value representing the text size in pixels, starting at 1 (so tiny you will not see it) through to 29 (very large). For example:
[size=9]SMALL[/size]
will generally be SMALL
whereas:
[size=24]HUGE![/size]
will be HUGE!
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Can I combine formatting tags?
Yes, of course you can; for example to get someones attention you may write:
[size=18][color=red][b]LOOK AT ME![/b][/color][/size]
this would output LOOK AT ME!
We don't recommend you output lots of text that looks like this, though! Remember that it is up to you, the poster, to ensure that tags are closed correctly. For example, the following is incorrect:
[b][u]This is wrong[/b][/u]
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Quoting text in replies
There are two ways you can quote text: with a reference or without.- When you utilise the Quote function to reply to a post on the board you should notice that the post text is added to the message window enclosed in a [quote=\"\"][/quote] block. This method allows you to quote with a reference to a person or whatever else you choose to put. For example, to quote a piece of text Mr. Blobby wrote, you would enter:
[quote=\"Mr. Blobby\"]The text Mr. Blobby wrote would go here[/quote]
The resulting output will automatically add: Mr. Blobby wrote: before the actual text. Remember that you must include the quotation marks \"\" around the name you are quoting -- they are not optional. - The second method allows you to blindly quote something. To utilise this enclose the text in [quote][/quote] tags. When you view the message it will simply show: Quote: before the text itself.
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Outputting code or fixed width data
If you want to output a piece of code or in fact anything that requires a fixed width with a Courier-type font, you should enclose the text in [code][/code] tags, eg.
[code]echo \"This is some code\";[/code]
All formatting used within [code][/code] tags is retained when you later view it.
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| Generating lists |
Creating an Un-ordered list
BBCode supports two types of lists, unordered and ordered. They are essentially the same as their HTML equivalents. An unordered list ouputs each item in your list sequentially one after the other indenting each with a bullet character. To create an unordered list you use [list][/list] and define each item within the list using [*]. For example, to list your favorite colours you could use:
[list]
[*]Red
[*]Blue
[*]Yellow
[/list]
This would generate the following list:
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Creating an Ordered list
The second type of list, an ordered list gives you control over what is output before each item. To create an ordered list you use [list=1][/list] to create a numbered list or alternatively [list=a][/list] for an alphabetical list. As with the unordered list items are specified using [*]. For example:
[list=1]
[*]Go to the shops
[*]Buy a new computer
[*]Swear at computer when it crashes
[/list]
will generate the following:- Go to the shops
- Buy a new computer
- Swear at computer when it crashes
Whereas for an alphabetical list you would use:
[list=a]
[*]The first possible answer
[*]The second possible answer
[*]The third possible answer
[/list]
giving- The first possible answer
- The second possible answer
- The third possible answer
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| Creating Links |
Linking to another site
phpBB BBCode supports a number of ways of creating URIs, Uniform Resource Indicators better known as URLs.- The first of these uses the [url=][/url] tag; whatever you type after the = sign will cause the contents of that tag to act as a URL. For example, to link to phpBB.com you could use:
[url=http://www.phpbb.com/]Visit phpBB![/url]
This would generate the following link, Visit phpBB! You will notice the link opens in a new window so the user can continue browsing the forums if they wish. - If you want the URL itself displayed as the link you can do this by simply using:
[url]http://www.phpbb.com/[/url]
This would generate the following link: http://www.phpbb.com/ - Additionally phpBB features something called Magic Linkswhich will turn any syntatically correct URL into a link without you needing to specify any tags or even the leading http://. For example typing www.phpbb.com into your message will automatically lead to www.phpbb.com being output when you view the message.
- The same thing applies equally to email addresses; you can either specify an address explicitly, like:
[email]no.one@domain.adr[/email]
which will output no.one@domain.adr or you can just type no.one@domain.adr into your message and it will be automatically converted when you view.
As with all the BBCode tags you can wrap URLs around any of the other tags such as [img][/img] (see next entry), [b][/b], etc. As with the formatting tags it is up to you to ensure the correct open and close order is following. For example:
[url=http://www.phpbb.com/][img]http://www.phpbb.com/images/phplogo.gif[/url][/img]
is not correct which may lead to your post being deleted so take care.
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| Showing images in posts |
Adding an image to a post
phpBB BBCode incorporates a tag for including images in your posts. Two very important things to remember when using this tag are: many users do not appreciate lots of images being shown in posts and second, the image you display must already be available on the Internet (it cannot exist only on your computer, for example, unless you run a webserver!). There is currently no way of storing images locally with phpBB (all these issues are expected to be addressed in the next release of phpBB). To display an image, you must surround the URL pointing to the image with [img][/img] tags. For example:
[img]http://www.phpbb.com/images/mainlogo.gif[/img]
As noted in the URL section above you can wrap an image in a [url][/url] tag if you wish, eg.
[url=http://www.phpbb.com/][img]http://www.phpbb.com/images/mainlogo.gif[/img][/url]
would generate:
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| Browser Issues |
How to clear your browser's cache and cookies.
FOR INTERNET EXPLORER (Windows):
Clear your browser's cache and cookies:
Open the Tools menu and select Internet Options.
On the General tab, in the section labeled Temporary Internet files, click on the Delete Cookies button and answer OK.
Click on the Delete Files button, check the box which reads Delete All Offline Content and answer OK.
(Please note, if you have not recently cleared your file cache, it may take several minutes for this process to finish.)
FOR INTERNET EXPLORER (Mac OS X):
Clear your browser's cache:
Open the Explorer menu and select Preferences.
Find the section labeled Web Browser and click on Advanced.
Find the section labeled Cache and click on the Empty Now button.
(Please note, if you haven't recently cleared your file cache, it may take several minutes for this process to finish.)
Clear your browser's stored cookies:
Open the Explorer menu and select Preferences.
Find the Receiving Files section and click on Cookies.
Select all of the items that appear next to this section and click Delete.
FOR NETSCAPE:
Clear your browser's cache and cookies:
In the Edit menu, select Preferences and click on the Advanced drop-down menu.
Select Cache and click on the Clear Cache button.
(Please note, if you have not recently cleared your file cache, it may take several minutes for this process to finish.) Secondly, in the Tools menu, select Cookie Manager and Manage Stored Cookies. Click on the Remove All Cookies button.
FOR MOZILLA/FIREFOX (Windows):
Clear your browser's cache:
Open the Tools > Options menu and select the Privacy tab.
Click the Clear button next to Cache.
Clear your browser's cookies:
Open the Tools > Options menu and select the Privacy tab.
Click the Clear button next to Cookies.
FOR FIREFOX V. 1.0 (Mac OS X):
Clear your browser's cache and cookies:
Open the Firefox menu and select Preferences.
Click on the Privacy tab.
Find the line labeled Cache and click on the Clear button.
(Please note, if you have not recently cleared your file cache, it may take several minutes for this process to finish.)
Find the line labeled Cookies and click the Clear button.
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How to enable cookies.
Windows IE 6.x Browser:
Select Tools
Select Internet Options
Select the Privacy tab.
Select Advanced
Deselect override automatic cookie handling button
Click on the OK button at the bottom of the screen.
Click OK to exit
Windows IE 5.x Browser:
Go to Tools on the menu bar
Pick Internet Options
Click the Security tab
Select the Custom Level tab
Under "Allow Cookies that are stored on your computer" click "Enable"
Under "Allow per-session cookies (not stored)" click "Enable"
Select OK, Yes you want to save the settings
Windows IE 4.x Browser:
Go to View on the menu bar
Pick Internet Options
Click the Advanced tab
Go down to the Cookies section
Click "Always Accept Cookies"
Click OK
Windows IE 3.x Browser:
Go to View on the menu bar
Pick Options
Click the Advanced tab
Go down to the Cookies section
Click "Warn Before Accept Cookies"
Click OK
Mozilla:
Go to Edit in the menu bar
Click on Preferences
Roll down the group labeled Privacy & Security
Click on Cookies
Check/uncheck the Disable Cookies radio button
Click OK
Firefox:
Click on the Tools-menu
Click on the Options... item in the menu - a new window opens
Click on the Privacy selection in the left part of the window.
Expand the Cookies section.
Check the Enable cookies and Accept cookies normally checkboxes.
Save changes by clicking Ok
Netscape 7.x:
Click Edit on the Toolbar.
Click Preferences
Click the Privacy and Security category;
expand the list to show the subcategories.
Click Cookies
Three options are displayed. Click the appropriate choice:
Disable cookies
Enable cookies for the originating web site only
Enable all cookies
If you want to be notified when a web site tries to set a cookie, select "Warn me before accepting a cookie."
Netscape 6.x:
Click Edit on the Toolbar.
Click Preferences
Click the Privacy and Security category;
expand the list to show the subcategories.
Click Cookies
Three options are displayed. Click the appropriate choice:
Disable cookies
Enable cookies for the originating web a web site tries to set a cookie, select "Warn me before accepting a cookie."
Netscape 4.x:
Go to Edit on the menu bar
Pick Preferences
Go to the Advanced option on the Category menu
Click the check box next to "Accept All Cookies"
Click OK
Netscape 3.x Clients:
Go to Options on the menu bar
Pick Network Preferences
Click the Languages tab
Click the checkbox next to "Enable Java"
Click OK
AOL 8.0:
From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings.
Select Preferences
Select Internet Properties (WWW)
Select the Privacy tab
Select Advanced
Deselect override automatic cookie handling button
Click OK to exit.
AOL 7.0 with IE 6.x:
From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings.
Select Preferences
Select Internet Properties (WWW)
Select the Privacy tab
Select Advanced
Deselect override automatic cookie handling button
Click OK to exit.
AOL 7.0 with IE 5.5:
From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings.
Select Preferences
Select Internet Properties (WWW)
Select the Security tab
Select the Custom Level tab
Under "Allow Cookies that are stored on your computer" click "Enable"
Under "Allow per-session cookies (not stored)" click "Enable"
Select OK, Yes you want to save the settings
AOL 6.0:
From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings
Select Preferences
Select Internet Properties (WWW)
Select the Security tab
Select the Custom Level tab
Under "Allow Cookies that are stored on your computer" click "Enable"
Under "Allow per-session cookies (not stored)" click "Enable"
Select OK, Yes you want to save the settings
AOL 5.0:
Go to My AOL
Pick WWW
Click the Security tab
Go to Custom Level
Scroll down to find Cookie
Click "Enable"
Click OK
AOL 4.0:
Click on Preferences
Select on the WWW button
Click on the Advanced tab
Select the "Accept all cookies" checkbox
AOL for Windows 3.1
Browser does not give you the ability to turn off cookies
Mac IE 5.x:
Click Edit
Select Preferences
Under the Receiving Files option, select Cookies
Under "When receiving cookies:" select the desired level of cookie acceptance
Click OK to finish
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| Password security |
What is password security?
This function offers you a recommendation for selecting your password. It's only a recommendation. You are free to decide if you use it or not.
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How to secure a password?
Tips for selecting a secure password:
- The password must be at least 6 characters in length and can be a maximum of 32 characters in length (a character is a letter, number, mark or symbol).
- The password should be at least 4 characters long and should contain at least 2 other characters such as numbers or symbols.
- Special foreign language characters such as the german umlaut and spaces (blanks) are not recommended.
- Use neither your user-name or your real name.
- Do not use standard keyboard rows such as the "qwerty" row.
- The password should not contain popular or common phrases such as those found in books, poems. Also avoid using popular media slogans form radio and tv.
- Use a combination of upper and lowercased letters.
- Choose a password that you don't have to write down in order to remember it.
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| Printer-Friendly Topic View |
What is the :| |: button for? - Cancelling the board's pagination
By clicking on this button you can locally remove the board's fixed pagination for the current topic to help your web browser do the proper pagination for printing based on actual line spacing, rather than the forum-wide limit for number of messages per page.
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What are the boxes on top of the printable output? - Range selection
There are two boxes on top of the page and a tape-recorder-like button Show. They allow to select a range of messages. Note that every message in the printable view has a number. Use those numbers to fill out the boxes on top to set up the first and the last message you want to be printed, and press the Show button to rearrange the messages. Another way to set a range is to put a negative number in the second box, which will mean that you want -n of messages to be printed. For example, 4 7 will output messages 4, 5, 6, 7. However if you enter values 4 -7 in first and second box respectively, messages 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 will be shown after you press the rewind button.
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How to print only one message? - Advanced range selection
First, go to the printable view of the topic by pressing the Printer button in the topic view. Find your message and note the number in the left of it. Type that number into the first box in the top left of the printable view. In the second box put value -1 and press the Show button. This will tell the database to output only one message starting from the given one. Another way of getting this result is by putting the same number in both boxes. Let's say you want to print only the message number 16. Fill out the boxes in the top as such: 16 -1 and press the go button Show. Instead of 16 and -1 you could as well enter 16 and 16. The result will be the same. This example will work only if there are at least sixteen messages in the current topic, of course.
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