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   Message 5,034 of 5,461   
   Sean Dennis to Rob Swindell   
   Re: BBS Software Timeout Values   
   09 Apr 23 20:15:27   
   
   CHRS: CP437 2   
   MSGID: 1:18/200@fidonet 63c32eb9   
   PID: MBSE-BBS 1.0.8.3 (FreeBSD-amd64)   
   TZUTC: -0400   
   TID: MBSE-FIDO 1.0.8.3 (FreeBSD-amd64)   
   -=> Rob Swindell wrote to Dennis Scott <=-   
      
    RS> Current versions of Synchronet support up to 250 nodes. Realistically,   
    RS> nobody configures anywhere near that many nodes mainly because   
    RS> configuring door games to support dozens of nodes (for many multinode   
    RS> doors, anyway), is a big hassle. It's much easier to just enforce a   
    RS> maximum duration of user inactivity and keep the number of configured   
    RS> nodes to some a number you'd reasonably expect to need for *active*   
    RS> user connections.   
      
      
   For decades, I've always configured my BBS for four nodes with doors, et   
   cetera.  Most of my callers are pulling mail pakcets or grabbing files   
   anyway.  MBSE supports unlimited nodes but that's only for bots calling...   
      
   -- Sean   
      
   ... Any simple theory will be worded in the most complicated way.   
   --- MMail/FreeBSD   
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