"Invalid Session" Postings

[blueldr]

Can anyone give me a clue qs to whether i am at fault or the system just hates me. I am totally unable to reply to any post on "The Hangar" forum. Every time I type out a reply and then hit "submit",it comes up "Invalid Session". Really , I have some genuine "nuggets" of information I'm just dying to pass on and I'm stymied at each attempt.

[David Laseter]

BL,
I certainly don't have the quality of nuggets you do, but I still hate to write things twice. When you clik Submit, if it tells you invalid session. Clik Backspace to your message before you sent it. Copy it, then go open a new reply and paste it and Submit it again.
It's like the message board goes to sleep everyonce in awhile or maybe it's the size of the nuggets.
Also, you might want to copy / paste your nuggets while your writing, to Wordperfect. Then you have it as a backup.
Of course all this is a bandaid in the first place.

[blueldr]

David L.
I appreciate the suggestion you offered, however, I really have no idea how to do what you meant for me to do. I'm too computer illiterate, but thanks anyway.

[N1478D]

Ctl-C (copies all that is highlighted in to the computers temporary workspace - like a chalk board). Ctl-V pastes what's on the chalk board to wherever your cursor currently is.

Ctl-C is accomplished by holding down the Control key while pressing and releasing the C key. The same with Ctl-V, hold the Control key down while pressing and releasing the V key.

You highlight something by positioning the cursor at the beginning of what you want to copy(highlight) and left clicking with your mouse and holding the click down while dragging the mouse to highlight what you want.

So, the steps are:

1. Highlight what you want copied.
2. Ctl-C
3. Position cursor where you want to paste what you copied.
4. Ctl-V

[GAHorn]

Joe, ...
Go to http://www.cessna170.pics, ....left click and hold (Or Ctl-C) on my airplane's wings, ...and Ctl-V on a pic of your plane.....

[N1478D]

George, tried it, but everytime I do the message Invalid Wings, System Unable To Desecrate Classic Straight Wings With Modern Bent Wings flashes across the screen and the system reboots. Now, getting the system warning that future attempts of such profanity will result in total system shutdown and self destruction. Thankfully, tried your advice on someone else's computer, some B owners I think.

[GAHorn]

George, tried it, but everytime I do the message Invalid Wings, System Unable To Desecrate Classic Straight Wings With Modern Bent Wings flashes across the screen and the system reboots. Now, getting the system warning that future attempts of such profanity will result in total system shutdown and self destruction. Thankfully, tried your advice on someone else's computer, some B owners I think.

You know,...I'm so glad I posted my previous msg just as I did. It brought you out of the closet. I strongly suspected you'd already tried it in an attempt to sate your hidden secret desire to have those classic B-model wings in your quest for speed, perfection of handling qualities, and the graceful lines of that final, refined perfection of the airplane. We all knew it!

[N1478D]

Tried, tried, and tried to find a 172 for sale when the A was bought, just couldn't find one - they are so rare and hard to find(ha) . The B is at that last step - the wings have already been bent, added the big flaps, all that was left for Cessna to do was move that one wheel and presto - you have a plane for the masses. Do somewhat envy the ragwings, they are the true original 170. But, at least the A is before some of the changes to accomadate Cessna's need to market the plane to pilots that wanted an easier airplane to pilot. Don't believe all B's suffer in speed from those changes George, just yours for some reason.

[blueldr]

Thanks fellas for all the info. Apparently even the "webmaster" has no clue as to what causes the problem stated. At least I feel better knowing that the "Big Boys" have no clue either. You guys will just have to go through life without my astute guidance and valuable comments.

[GAHorn]

Blueleader, did you ever try to delete your history files? (In Internet Explorer, click on "Tools", click on "Internet Options", click on "clear History". That worked for me when I was in Houston on my Mom's computer. (She never clears up her old files. She still cards cotton by the fireside for evening entertainment. Ha!)
Caution: Before clearing History files, be certain you remember your username and passwords for your favorite sites, for the next time you log into them your computer won't remember them. After loggin in one time, it'll remember again.)

[1SeventyZ]

PHP, the web scripting language that this free, open-source code, bulletin board is written in, has a nifty feature called Session variables. When you login, the code sets a cookie on your machine to let the browser window know that you can authenticated. The browser passes this info back to the server, which can use that data to tell whether you are authorized or not. Every cookie has an expiration date/time configured for it when it is set. I believe the session expiration interval can be set for phpBB2, and that the default value is fairly short lived (George?) For those of you using Internet Explorer, make sure your security settings are on Medium, to allow cookies to be set.

The above tips on copying your text you have typed BEFORE submission are still true. It's a good practice even if you use webmail like Hotmail or Yahoo.

Zane

[webmaster]

It needs to be pointed out that Blueldr only has a problem in the 'Hangar' Forum, not in this one. The permissions aren't set any differently between the two, and if he has problems accepting cookies for one, he should have them for the other.

Does anyone else have a problem like this? Its a 'head scratcher' (which explains why I have so few hairs left).

[flyguy]

I hate to jump in here but here is a solution for OLE BLUE from OLE GAR..........

Read the messages you wish to reply to and then open your MS WORD (or whatever word processor you are using) , type your message/response there and when you have finished (WORD will edit and correct) just highlight* what you have written then copy*it. Open up the "Reply" window on your browser and "Paste" your message in the little window and "Submit". Voila'! You should see a confirmation that you have been successful.


*Highlight: place your cursor at the point you wish to start copy, hold down the left button on your mouse and move the mouse south(down the page) to where you want to stop. Let off the left button and press the right button.

*Copy: You will see a little pop-up/down menu which will have several choices. Select "copy" with the right mouse button. (Warning: some of these selections are scary for a novice, so be careful to just hit "copy"

*Paste: When you place your cursor in the little "Reply" window, press the "right mouse button for another little pop up/down menu and all choices but "Paste" will be dimmed out. Select "paste" and a miracle will happen- - -! Your message will appear!

HAPPY PECKIN FROM OLE GAR

[GAHorn]

And Blueleader, you can also do something similar with Ole Gar's messages, ...you can click on "CUT" or "DELETE" and get rid of 'im just like that!

[flyguy]

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