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From: krauskpf@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: NCSA Telnet timing out
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Date: 18 Jun 89 15:09:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uxe.cso.uiuc.edu!krauskpf    Jun 18 10:09:00 1989



NCSA Telnet never times out connections.  It will leave windows up even
if the host has been down for days.  It is up to the user to decide when
enough is enough.

If your windows are going away, the host is timing them out, probably
because you are running a screen-saver.  Many screen-savers, especially
popular are early versions of Pyro!, take away all background processing
while they are active.  After about five minutes of NCSA Telnet being
silenced by the screen-saver, the host times you out.

Later versions of Pyro! have been known to work.  I use Moire.

Tim Krauskopf
NCSA