Hello, Dave!
Here is more information to help you evaluate the issue of my intermittent login failures with batc.tv.
[ BATC Webmail automated login not tested and not addressed. ]
[ BATC Forums automated login not tested and not addressed. ]
You asked for my Linux version number and my Chrome version. This information is reprinted below and is embedded in my hosts file:
# [ uname -a: Linux ac5jw-a 3.5.0-38-generic #59~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Sun Jul 28 05:19:32 UTC 2013 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux ]
# [ Operating System: Linux 3.5.0-38-generic (32-bit); Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" ]
# [ Desktop: ubuntu-2d ]
# [ Browser: Google Chrome 28.0.1500.95 ]
#
# [ Flash Player: 11.8.800.96 ]
#
My hosts file has entries for three BATC IPv4 addresses and supporting name servers. Reference links for viewing are provided at the end of this message. If you have suggestions for improving, correcting, or expanding my BATC entries, please let me know.
There also exists a Google Chromium web browser, but I do not use that because it does not have the latest Adobe Flash updates on my OS.
I also encountered password problems with Mozilla Firefox last month. A response from BATC is provided at the end of this message in order to inform you of previous BATC responses on passwords and automated logins.
My Google Chrome password settings can display each of all my passwords individually if I require it. It routinely displays on demand the stored passwords in plain text for all my logins with the exception of the BATC.TV password. This exception is usually rendered in a standard format of six asterisks even after I demand the plain text display. But I have only seen the plain text rendering of my BATC.TV password once, and this exception may offer to you a clue about the communication between BATC and my web browser.
Today I performed ten (10) successful login and logout operations in a row at the BATC.TV main start page. I did not redirect the browser from this page or do any other browsing. I also did not close or restart my browser.
After logout from BATC.TV and the ten successes, I next went to the GB3VL ATV Repeater streaming page via a bookmark set to the individual URL. I attempted an automated login and experienced a "Login Failed" error message and short paragraph. I then went back to the BATC.TV home page and experienced a login failure there as well.
You also asked if manual logins are affected. As far as I can tell, my manual login has succeeded at every attempt.
AC5JW-A hosts file (ac5jw-a_hosts.txt) can be viewed at Google Drive at URL
http://tinyurl.com/kvra2nn
BATC email 2013-07-20 about browser password security can be viewed at Google Drive at URL
http://tinyurl.com/lx5exu2
I hope this helps.