Subj : console.inkey() timeout on slow connections
To   : Nightfox
From : Deuce
Date : Mon Sep 28 2009 12:21 pm

  Re: console.inkey() timeout on slow connections
  By: Nightfox to All on Sun Sep 27 2009 01:31 pm

 > I have a login matrix script that I've written in JavaScript, where I use
 > console.inkey() to get a keypress from the user with an input timeout.  I'm
 > using a timeout of 60000ms (so, it should time out after 60 seconds).  It
 > works fine with a fast internet connection, but I've noticed that if I log
 > into my BBS from a computer with a fairly slow connection (i.e., satellite
 > internet connection with a fairly slow upload rate), it times out
 > immediately. Is there a workaround for this?

What is the return value?  Is it possible that there were simply keys still
pending on the socket?

Please report bugs instead of working around them.  :-)

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