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From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP (Chris Torek)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: Idle time logout mechanism (daemon)
Message-ID: <1030@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Jul-85 19:36:56 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 29 19:36:56 1985
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>It is fairly simple to make the mods to both csh and sh to include and
>optional autologout. [...]  This means that you won't be knocked out of
>an editor, etc.)

As the author of a timeout daemon (who protested every line of the
wretched thing), I have to point out that this is a bug for those
who need timeouts.  My timeout daemon gives one 3 warnings (at 15,
10, and 5 minutes before doom) then uses SIGHUP to kill things.
This looks like a modem disconnect to most everything; editors save
your editing and all that.

Personally, I'd rather have 50 modems and leave idle connections
alone, but. . . .
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