**This happened to me when i first started posting on the forum, this sorted it out for me...
Please try this and let me know if it sorts it out :
* when you log into the forum, an authorization key is created based on your registration date and your email
* stronghold cookies session is created with your authorization key along with your IP address
* if your IP changes due to proxy service, the cookies created for your session is no longer valid and thus terminates your current log in status
* you must close the browser and re-login to establish the proper cookies session
Proxy server can change your IP address without your knowledge. Whether you're using the actual proxy service or your ISP has you connected with their own proxy, this can cause sudden IP address change. Not all users might be effected but if you are an AOL user the rate of IP shift, reassign, is greater than those who are with other broadband services.
Try these steps if you are an Internet Explorer user:
1. place www.owtb.co.uk as trusted zone by going to Tools > Internet Options > Security > Trusted Sites > Sites
2. try disabling privacy or security software running which might block javascript of the setting of cookies. Some anti-virus, ad blocker or firewall programs can block cookies from being set from off line place.
3. clear cache, cookies and all offline files. This is important!
4. close the browser and reopen to visit
If you are a Firefox user:
1. place www.owtb.co.uk as ALLOW by going to Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies (check accept cookies from sites) > Exceptions > type www.owtb.co.uk and click ALLOW
2. close the browser and reopen to visit OWTB
One thing is for sure, do not forget to log out before leaving our board. If the old session cookies exists and you're trying to post, the newly created cookies and old cookies will not match up. So in order to have valid session, you should log out to clear the old session cookies.
We understand your frustration. Although this seems to be isolated to a few computers.
Cheers Exile
OWTB Team