Comments | madfilkentist: LJ ineptitude

madfilkentist

LJ ineptitude

Dec 13, 2012 11:40

For two weeks, I've been getting emails from LiveJournal every time I log in, saying that I've never logged in from that IP address any more. At one point I'd speculated that they were using tracking cookies to determine this, then changed my mind. It appears that I was right. Here's the relevant part of a response I got today to my support request ( Read more... )

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vettecat December 13 2012, 17:52:38 UTC

Thanks for the alert - I just got one of those and wasn't sure what to think.

ron_newman December 13 2012, 18:07:42 UTC

What settings page do I use to disable or enable this feature? I've never gotten such an e-mail alert.

eintx December 13 2012, 18:10:50 UTC

Yes, it's annoying, I get these emails every time.
And I will certainly not stop deleting cookies!
Thanks for inquiring.

ron_newman December 13 2012, 18:12:56 UTC

If I delete LJ's cookies, I won't stay logged in. Why would i want to delete the cookies?

eintx December 13 2012, 18:26:24 UTC

Not while I'm in. Afterwards.

ron_newman December 13 2012, 18:43:25 UTC

But then I'd have to log in again the next time I visit LJ. I don't see why that would be beneficial.

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phillip2637 December 13 2012, 19:05:20 UTC

feature (noun) : synonym for occurrence

annonynous December 14 2012, 04:57:12 UTC

I was getting them for about ten days. A minor irritant, but still an irritant. However, without my doing anything to stop them, I have not gotten one for the last three days. Not that I'm complaining, mind you.

Ann O.

madfilkentist December 17 2012, 13:36:02 UTC

I logged in today for the first time in a few days, and so far I haven't gotten a warning message. I'd set up a filter to send them straight to the trash, but it's still disconcerting to think that some database on LJ may have been counting up "suspicious logins" on my account, with the possibility of locking me out if there are too many.

Hopefully it's fixed now.

annonynous December 18 2012, 05:10:14 UTC

I did get one on the 15th, but none yesterday or today (17th), and I was logged in all three days. One would think they'd be aware of the sheer volume of these going out and deduce that something's not coded right. And also that locking out whole bunches of people when their data is dubious isn't appropriate.

Ann O.