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   Message 5,022 of 5,461   
   Dennis Scott to Rob Swindell   
   BBS Software Timeout Values   
   08 Apr 23 18:57:24   
   
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     Re: BBS Software Timeout Values   
     By: Rob Swindell to Dennis Scott on Thu Apr 06 2023 05:01 pm   
      
    > Current versions of Synchronet support up to 250 nodes. Realistically,   
    > nobody configures anywhere near that many nodes mainly because configuring   
    > door games to support dozens of nodes (for many multinode doors, anyway), is   
    > a big hassle. It's much easier to just enforce a maximum duration of user   
    > inactivity and keep the number of configured nodes to some a number you'd   
    > reasonably expect to need for *active* user connections.   
      
   Is it realistic to have the BBS software dynamically open and close nodes as   
   necessary, similiar to the way that Apache does? If so, a Sysop could assign   
   say 5 nodes or so for doors and the rest of the nodes be dynamic if necessary.   
      
   What if there was a way for each Sysop to have an income from their BBS? Maybe   
   not getting rich but paying for their equipment and bandwidth, etc. I think   
   there is a way to do it and still keep the BBS system that's been around for   
   decades.   
      
   Cheers,   
   Dennis   
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