Subj : Hello, guys! I've just joined this BBS! Any news?
To   : Digital Man
From : Airmailman
Date : Sun Mar 19 2023 05:44 am

  Re: Hello, guys! I've just joined this BBS! Any news?
  By: Airmailman to Digital Man on Sun Mar 19 2023 05:31 am

 >   Re: Hello, guys! I've just joined this BBS! Any news?
 >   By: Digital Man to Uixdess on Wed Mar 01 2023 03:05 pm
Sorry about the blank one...

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.

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

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

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

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

Cheers,
Dennis

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