When I accessed FR using a bookmark of http://206.112.97.70/ I would have to log in every time I attempted to reply or use the "settings" button. Apparently the cookies are not being set when using this URL.
I am using IE 6 and do not have the problem using the http://www.freerepublic.com URL and my settings and preferences work.
Thanks for what you do. I love this new version.
Cookies will not work with http://206.112.97.70/ You must use http://www.freerepublic.com