Private browsing SUDDENLY won't remember passwords

Its been fine for a year, really, and now today, Safari 5.0.1 will no longer remember passwords when I'm in private mode.
any ideas??
thanks in advance

Not sure, but isn't this supposed to be the ideal function of private mode; not saving your passwords or any other entered data?

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