[Wylug-help] Telnet timeout settings

[NigelMetheringhamNigel.Metheringham@VData.co.uk]

ctzcjt@comp.leeds.ac.uk said:
> I have tried and tried and tried to find out where to set the default
> timeout on in.telnetd.

Thats probably because there isn't one :-)

> We have systems we need to log into and stay logged into despite a
> lack of activity, but many systems seem to just drop the connection
> after a certain period of inactivity (more than reasonably). 

Have a look at your shell configuration - autologout for t?csh and 
there are similar things for bash I believe.

	Nigel.
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