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If you're on AIM or any other site such as myspace, unless your password is saved on the computer, if the computer is shut down, are you automatically logged off? So the next time you turn the computer on, you have to retype in your password? Thanks!!
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These sites store what's called a "cookie" on your computer, which keeps you logged in. Whenever you don't have to sign in, it's because there is a cookie. Clicking the "log out" button removes the cookie, shutting down does not.
If any of these happen you will have to log in next time:
-you click the "log out" button
-the cookie expires
-you manually delete the cookie
If none of these happen, you will not have to log in.
The myspace cookie expires 7 days after sign in if you select "remember me", or as soon as you close the browser if you don't.
The AIM site works as above. For the password retrieval section, I'm pretty sure the cookie expires after 1 hour; I don't know what the times are for any other section
If you're talking about the AIM program, the passwords are stored in a plaintext(not encrypted) file until the end of the session. The session never ends if you select "remember me", and ends when you restart AIM(or the computer) if you don't. It also ends if you "log off". When you close AIM, you still appear to others as "offline", though.
Hope I answered your question, it was kind of ambiguous. :)
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with most sites, yes you are logged out. with some it even logs you out if you just close the browser. some sites have an option to keep you logged in.
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