On Thursday, June 18, 1998 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Bleech_ wrote:   
   > On 17 Jun 1998 20:16:05 EDT, jweb  spewed forth:   
   >   
   > >I just got an email from my ISP, telling me that I am violating their   
   > >Terms of Service, which clearly states that being idle on the internet   
   > >longer than 15 minutes is against their policy (saving bandwidth). My   
   > >netscape software enables me to be connected without being kicked off if   
   > >I'm idle.   
      
   One would think, given always-on connections, they wouldn't be so hardcore   
   about this.   
      
   > It's an anti-camping thing.  Though if they consider 15 minutes of   
   > inactivity camping, they are incredibly anal about such things.  My   
   > ISP logs you off if  you if you are idle more than 20 minutes, but   
   > mail checking software takes care of that.  The only time I've ever   
   > seen them get on someone was when the person was connected via dial-up   
   > for 48 hours straight.   
      
   That is anal.  And that is not camping.  I idle far longer than that.  I mean,   
   I've been idling since this post, and what's that, like, 20 years?   
      
   > >   Ok, I admit sometimes I read the newspaper while connected, and I   
   > >will be more careful and disconnect when I'm not using it, but here's   
   > >the thing:  Does anyone know if downloading an mp3 is considered "idle"?   
   > >Or even IRC?   
   >   
      
   Anyway.   
      
   -Quag7   
      
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