I think the log in procedure was working correctly for me, but it is not quite so.
In trying to fix the situation, I have deleted my cookies at least twice. At least once via the forum method, and at least once directly via the Firefox browser.
I noted that all my profile settings seemed to have been preserved, even when I deleted my cookies. I thought at least some of this was saved via cookie? For example, my "60 topics per page" setting was always preserved. Or am I having a "cached version" problem?
I had been having to log in ever session, despite having checked the little "remember log in" box at the log in page. I recently noticed that the profile page "Save Login" box remained set to "no", despite what I did in the "remember log in". I have now selected "yes" for the "Save Login", and things seem fine.
I have sometimes been alternating between Adminnemooseus and minnemooseus as my log in ID. Wonder if this causes quirks?
Moose