**^%$^*)(^%$$E - OLC Again!

[Dan Marotta]

Once again I can't log on. Except some times I can. Then when I try to
post a flight I'm logged off. Try to lodge a complaint and there are
only a few canned complaints allowed, none of which address the problem.

Yesterday, due to GPS dropouts, I posted an incomplete flight. Today I
was able to download the IGC file from another recorder in my glider and
update my flight on Skylines (XCSsoar, they always work when OLC often
fails). But I can not delete yesterday's posting because I can't log
on. And I cannot post the complete log because there's an existing
claim for the day.

Recently they asked me if I would send more money to support them.
Figure the odds... If OLC was a software contractor to me, I'd fire
them for their crappy product.

OLC - are you monitoring this newsgroup?
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Dan, 5J

[Bob Gibbons[_2_]]

Dan, every few months the OLC website refuses to allow my login (using
Google Chrome). I have to delete all cookies from "onlinecontest".
This always fixes the problem.

Bob

On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 13:20:33 -0600, Dan Marotta
> wrote:

>Once again I can't log on. Except some times I can. Then when I try to
>post a flight I'm logged off. Try to lodge a complaint and there are
>only a few canned complaints allowed, none of which address the problem.
>
>Yesterday, due to GPS dropouts, I posted an incomplete flight. Today I
>was able to download the IGC file from another recorder in my glider and
>update my flight on Skylines (XCSsoar, they always work when OLC often
>fails). But I can not delete yesterday's posting because I can't log
>on. And I cannot post the complete log because there's an existing
>claim for the day.
>
>Recently they asked me if I would send more money to support them.
>Figure the odds... If OLC was a software contractor to me, I'd fire
>them for their crappy product.
>
>OLC - are you monitoring this newsgroup?

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[Dan Marotta]

I'll give that a try. Thanks Bob.

And I thought cookies were to make internet life better.

On 6/16/2017 1:30 PM, Bob Gibbons wrote:
> Dan, every few months the OLC website refuses to allow my login (using
> Google Chrome). I have to delete all cookies from "onlinecontest".
> This always fixes the problem.
>
> Bob
>
> On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 13:20:33 -0600, Dan Marotta
> > wrote:
>
>> Once again I can't log on. Except some times I can. Then when I try to
>> post a flight I'm logged off. Try to lodge a complaint and there are
>> only a few canned complaints allowed, none of which address the problem.
>>
>> Yesterday, due to GPS dropouts, I posted an incomplete flight. Today I
>> was able to download the IGC file from another recorder in my glider and
>> update my flight on Skylines (XCSsoar, they always work when OLC often
>> fails). But I can not delete yesterday's posting because I can't log
>> on. And I cannot post the complete log because there's an existing
>> claim for the day.
>>
>> Recently they asked me if I would send more money to support them.
>> Figure the odds... If OLC was a software contractor to me, I'd fire
>> them for their crappy product.
>>
>> OLC - are you monitoring this newsgroup?
> ---
> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG.
> http://www.avg.com
>

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Dan, 5J

[Dan Marotta]

OK that worked and I was able to delete the partial flight and upload
the complete flight. So, from now on, every time my login doesn't work
I'll delete the cookies and try again. I still wouldn't accept that
performance from a contractor...

On 6/16/2017 3:58 PM, Dan Marotta wrote:
> I'll give that a try. Thanks Bob.
>
> And I thought cookies were to make internet life better.
>
> On 6/16/2017 1:30 PM, Bob Gibbons wrote:
>> Dan, every few months the OLC website refuses to allow my login (using
>> Google Chrome). I have to delete all cookies from "onlinecontest".
>> This always fixes the problem.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 13:20:33 -0600, Dan Marotta
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Once again I can't log on. Except some times I can. Then when I
>>> try to
>>> post a flight I'm logged off. Try to lodge a complaint and there are
>>> only a few canned complaints allowed, none of which address the
>>> problem.
>>>
>>> Yesterday, due to GPS dropouts, I posted an incomplete flight. Today I
>>> was able to download the IGC file from another recorder in my glider
>>> and
>>> update my flight on Skylines (XCSsoar, they always work when OLC often
>>> fails). But I can not delete yesterday's posting because I can't log
>>> on. And I cannot post the complete log because there's an existing
>>> claim for the day.
>>>
>>> Recently they asked me if I would send more money to support them.
>>> Figure the odds... If OLC was a software contractor to me, I'd fire
>>> them for their crappy product.
>>>
>>> OLC - are you monitoring this newsgroup?
>> ---
>> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG.
>> http://www.avg.com
>>
>

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Dan, 5J

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FWIW, I have had the same or similar problem with Google Chrome. I couldn't log in so I reset my password and logged in. Then, as soon as I tried to look at something, it logged me out. After trying this several times, I logged in with IE and it worked fine. I will try deleting cookies.
Sandy

[[email protected]]

Deleting the cookies did not help. IE works fine. Chrome does not.

[Martin Gregorie[_5_]]

On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:07:12 -0600, Dan Marotta wrote:

> OK that worked and I was able to delete the partial flight and upload
> the complete flight. So, from now on, every time my login doesn't work
> I'll delete the cookies and try again. I still wouldn't accept that
> performance from a contractor...
>
Some browsers, e.g. Firefox and PaleMoon, have a configuration option to
delete all cookies when the browser exits. If your browser offers this
option try it and see if it makes the OLC problem go away.


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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
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[Paul B[_2_]]

Try to login in incognito mode, might help.

Cheers

Paul

[Dan Marotta]

That sounds like a good idea except that I don't want ALL cookies
deleted. Perhaps it can be scaled down simply to delete cookies on a
particular site upon exit. Since this morning I've learned how to
delete the cookies of a single site having already wiped out a bunch of
stuff that I liked having around for other sites.


On 6/17/2017 4:00 AM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:07:12 -0600, Dan Marotta wrote:
>
>> OK that worked and I was able to delete the partial flight and upload
>> the complete flight. So, from now on, every time my login doesn't work
>> I'll delete the cookies and try again. I still wouldn't accept that
>> performance from a contractor...
>>
> Some browsers, e.g. Firefox and PaleMoon, have a configuration option to
> delete all cookies when the browser exits. If your browser offers this
> option try it and see if it makes the OLC problem go away.
>
>

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Dan, 5J

[Martin Gregorie[_5_]]

On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 09:06:05 -0600, Dan Marotta wrote:

> That sounds like a good idea except that I don't want ALL cookies
> deleted. Perhaps it can be scaled down simply to delete cookies on a
> particular site upon exit. Since this morning I've learned how to
> delete the cookies of a single site having already wiped out a bunch of
> stuff that I liked having around for other sites.
>
>
> On 6/17/2017 4:00 AM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
>> On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:07:12 -0600, Dan Marotta wrote:
>>
>>> OK that worked and I was able to delete the partial flight and upload
>>> the complete flight. So, from now on, every time my login doesn't
>>> work I'll delete the cookies and try again. I still wouldn't accept
>>> that performance from a contractor...
>>>
>> Some browsers, e.g. Firefox and PaleMoon, have a configuration option
>> to delete all cookies when the browser exits. If your browser offers
>> this option try it and see if it makes the OLC problem go away.
>>
>>
I've never seen a selective version, so looks like this wouldn't suit you.

OTOH I like the nuke-em-all approach because it gets rid of tracking
cookies etc that I need like a hole in the head, just as I disallow 3rd
party cookies.


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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
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[firsys]

On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 3:20:37 PM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
> Once again I can't log on. Except some times I can. Then when I try to
> post a flight I'm logged off. Try to lodge a complaint and there are
> only a few canned complaints allowed, none of which address the problem.
>
> Yesterday, due to GPS dropouts, I posted an incomplete flight. Today I
> was able to download the IGC file from another recorder in my glider and
> update my flight on Skylines (XCSsoar, they always work when OLC often
> fails). But I can not delete yesterday's posting because I can't log
> on. And I cannot post the complete log because there's an existing
> claim for the day.
>
> Recently they asked me if I would send more money to support them.
> Figure the odds... If OLC was a software contractor to me, I'd fire
> them for their crappy product.
>
> OLC - are you monitoring this newsgroup?
> --
> Dan, 5J

While reading this post, my computer froze and would not reboot.
However, it has an ON/OFF switch.
Dan is a jinx!

JMF