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Hello Dennis,

19 Mar 23 07:20, you wrote to All:

 DS> I posted this message on a local board but it really needed to be
 DS> posted here I think, so...

 DS> Many Sysops are wondering why there is not more users connecting to
 DS> their BBS's and staying around for a while. Here's why I think people
 DS> are not hanging around:

 DS> I've been on several BBS recently and they have a very strick timeout,
 DS> maybe 2 minutes so you really can't 'hangout' on a BBS when there is
 DS> not enough time to go get a cup of coffee or research something on the
 DS> internet and switch back over to the BBS. The other day I switched
 DS> screens to spellcheck something and when I came back the BBS had
 DS> kicked me off.

 DS> That timeout is what kills people, well me anyhow, from hanging around
 DS> to be available to chat etc.

 DS> Now that most people use telnet, etc to connect, what is the purpose
 DS> of such short timeouts?

 DS> Every BBS that I logon to, I always check to see who else is online
 DS> and the only one I ever see is _maybe_ the Sysop - usually 10 nodes
 DS> setting there idol...

 DS> Sysops, I suggest if you want a timeout at all, put a 30 minute or
 DS> hour timeout, then watch to see if anything bad happens. Adjust as
 DS> necessary.

 DS> Thoughts?

good point! i've reconfigured my bbs :)

Regards,
--
dp

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