Subj : BBS Software Timeout Values
To   : Dennis Scott
From : Jas Hud
Date : Mon Mar 20 2023 12:19 am

  To: Dennis Scott
  Re: BBS Software Timeout Values
  By: Dennis Scott to All on Sun Mar 19 2023 07:20 am

 > I posted this message on a local board but it really needed to be posted
 > here I think, so...
 >
 > Many Sysops are wondering why there is not more users connecting to their
 > BBS's and staying around for a while. Here's why I think people are not
 > hanging around:
 >
 > I've been on several BBS recently and they have a very strick timeout, maybe
 > 2 minutes so you really can't 'hangout' on a BBS when there is not enough
 > time to go get a cup of coffee or research something on the internet and
 > switch back over to the BBS. The other day I switched screens to spellcheck
 > something and when I came back the BBS had kicked me off.
 >

i've been told quite angrily that there is not a deficit of users and it's only me that has that issue.  They are of course, delusional.

i agree that these short timeouts on bbses are annoying, but there's just been a huge slump in bbs users for 3 or more years.  there's just other things to do out there that are more fun.

you can always contact the software developers to change the default timeout settings.  it's also usually selectable in each bbs's setup.

with synchronet bbs you can hit ctrl+p and bring up a little menu and that will stop you from getting kicked.

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