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Sorry about the problems logging onto the forum. When we changed servers over the weekend, it go some computer's cookies out of synch with the new server. Most people have been able to get back on by clearing their cache and/or rebooting their computer.

The typical error in this situation looks like this:

The FTARG_USERID argument passed to the GetUserSettings function is not of type numeric.

So depending on what browser you use, try clearing your cache.

Internet Explorer 8
From the Safety menu in the upper right, click Delete Browsing History... .
Check Temporary Internet files, Cookies, and History, and then click Delete.

Internet Explorer 7
From the Tools menu in the upper right, select Delete Browsing History.
Next to "Temporary Internet Files", click Delete files... .
To delete your cookies, click Delete Cookies.
Click Close, and then click OK to exit.

Firefox 3.5 for Windows
From the Tools menu, select Clear Recent History... .
From the Time range to clear: drop-down menu, select the desired range; to clear your entire cache, select Everything. Click the down arrow next to "Details" to choose what history elements to clear (e.g., check Cookies to clear cookies). Click Clear Now.

Firefox 3 for Windows
From the Tools menu, select Clear Private Data... , and then check Cache and Cookies. Click Clear Private Data Now.

Safari
From the Safari menu, select Empty Cache... and Cookies... .
When prompted, click Empty to confirm that you want to empty the cache.

Firefox 3.5 for Mac OS X
From the Tools menu, select Clear Recent History... .
From the Time range to clear: drop-down menu, select the desired range; to clear your entire cache, select Everything.
Click the down arrow next to "Details" to choose what history elements to clear. Click Clear Now.

Firefox 3 for Mac OS X
In Firefox, from the Tools menu, select Clear Private Data.
Make sure Cache and Cookies are checked, and then click Clear Private Data Now.

If you still can'g get it shoot me an email at chuckh@2ndlight.com, let me know what operating system and browser you are loggin on with.

thanks,

Chuck