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   PID: THE READER V4.50 [freeware]   
   NOTE: IceEdit 2.35 K96741   
   TID: FastEcho 1.46 43288   
    > 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.   
      
   Use netrunner.  It sends NOOPs on a regular basis and generally doesn't   
   disconnect.   
      
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   Shurato, Sysop Shurato's Heavenly Sphere (telnet, pop3, ftp, nntp)   
   (ports 23, 110, 21, 119) shsbbs.ddns.net (shoutcast at 8000)   
      
      
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