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I was "timed out." How prevent this?

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I visit Area on Aging website for extended period of time. If time out being caused by Firefox how do I stop such activity?

I visit Area on Aging website for extended period of time. If time out being caused by Firefox how do I stop such activity?

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Firefox will time out for a particular page load (for example, if a page doesn't load after 5 minutes of waiting). However, Firefox normally will not end your session on a web site that you are logged in to.

Your session on a website may end if:

  • The site requires frequent activity in order to keep your session going and you are not loading new pages or otherwise making requests to the server
  • The cookie(s) set by the site expire or get cleared
  • You are using a site in a private browsing window and you close it

Have you noticed a difference between using the site in Firefox and using it in other browsers?