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   I posted this message on a local board but it really needed to be posted here   
   I think, so...   
      
   Many Sysops are wondering why there is not more users connecting to their   
   BBS's and staying around for a while. Here's why I think people are not   
   hanging around:   
      
   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 most 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 at all, put a 30 minute or hour   
   timeout, then watch to see if anything bad happens. Adjust as necessary.   
      
   Thoughts?   
      
   Cheers,   
   Dennis   
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