rubenste@ohio.edu wrote:
I need advice, or concrete help, concerning a technical matter. I have been abroad for the past four days, and have been accessing Wikipedia from internet cafes. When I log on, I of course have avoided checking the box that asks if I want the computer to remember by password across sessions. Nevertheless, I have just discovered that the computers I have been using now long me on automatically.
Are you sure of that? Note that when you log out (or let the session time out), any pages you've visited while logged in are still in your browser's cache.
If the page doesn't change by the next time you visit, the cached version will be displayed, with your name in the corner, but as far as the wiki is concerned, you're not logged in.
Note also that the wiki _does_ leave a cookie with your username when you log in, so when you come back it puts the last username you used in the login form (but not the password). If you're paranoid, clear the cookies manually when you're finished.
If it *is* automatically logging you in, that could be a problem. More information would help.
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)