Jon -

I can't say for sure why it doesn't work, but if I have a cookie from the main server, I'm me here, but GUEST if I go to the backdoor server. Apparently that happens to everyone.

I can log in at the backdoor if the main server is up but I can't if the main server doesn't answer. Several people have commented about not being able to log in at the backdoor. If they went there while the main server was responding, I'm pretty sure they could log in there. I've done it.

If I log in at the backdoor, I'm me until I come back here. When I bring the backdoor cookie here (main server) I'm GUEST until I log in on the main server and get a new cookie.

While it surprised me, the cookie I get here, and the cookie I get at the backdoor, are not interchangeable and it won't let me keep both at the same time. (Observed and confirmed by three separate cycles, both servers up, logged in, go to other server and I'm not logged in. Log in on other server, verify login, go back to first server and I'm not logged in. If main server is not responding, I can't log in on the other one.)

Note that when you go to HELP with a cookie from the main server, you're GUEST there too. I frankly haven't tried to log in there, since it's an occasional, and relatively rare, trip. Since HELP is usually up when the main server doesn't respond, it's assumed it's on a different server, but I don't know if it's the same server as the backdoor threads.

I would expect both servers to have the member name list(s); but the backdoor is missing some information, possible the passwords?, that prevents it from letting you log in if the main server isn't there. At least that's been what I've seen on several tries.

If we're on schedule, I suppose the main server should quit responding in about a half hour. I may not stay up for it, since it's 03:52 local now.

John