[plug] Telnet Timeouts w. IPMasq

John Summerfield summer at os2.ami.com.au
Mon Apr 26 18:44:54 WST 1999


> John writes that he uses a timeout of 2 hours to get
> around the inactivity problem :-)
> 
> I'm not sure if there's any cost involved with having a
> high timeout value, otherwise why is the default 15 mins?
> 
The default's probably set to 15 for the same reason a former employer set 
a timeout about that size: to get rid of users doing nothing.

Since I control these boxes, I choose a number that suits me.

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John Summerfield
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