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From: Arthur Marsh <arthur.marsh@internode.on.net>
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Subject: Re: SSH Timeout help
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Frank da Cruz wrote, On 2006-11-09 08:50:
> On 2006-11-08, Scott Caissie <scottac@nb.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> : We just moved over to SSH. Using K95 2.1.3.
> : We are now suddenly having issues with idle timeouts. Specifically 1 hour.
> : Times you out even on active sessions.
> : I'm having problems finding an SSH setting that relates to that.
> :
> There isn't one in version 2.1.3.
>
> : Been looking around as to how to fix that. The Set Terminal
> : Idle-Timeout/Action doesn't seem to have any role in this.
> :
> For the present, you can use SET TERMINAL IDLE-ACTION OUTPUT xxx for this,
> together with a suitable SET TERMINAL IDLE-TIMEOUT. xxx would be one
> or more characters that is/are likely to be ignored by or at least relatively
> harmless to whatever application is running on the host. Such as a Space
> or a Nul character.
>
> : I was looking at the patch notes (Jeffrey's v2.2), and the answer seems to
> : be there. (listed below). Any info or clues related to SSH timeouts would
> : be greatly appricated.
> :
> SET SSH HEARTBEAT-INTERVAL will indeed be in the next release.
>
> I have been working almost nonstop for more than year to get authorization
> for this release. It so happens that we are at a critical juncture in the
> negotiations right now. (I'm not talking about Jeff, this is internal
> university stuff.) Some words of encouragement from institutional or
> corporate clients as to the value of K95 to their organizations, and its
> continued viability through the next 3-5 years could be helpful in this
> connection.
"Preaching from the choir" here but having K95 available for Windows XX
with all its features (e.g. from scripting that is compatible with
C-Kermit scripting to more obscure security options like SRP over SSH)
is a great way not to get trapped in Windows.
>
> Address these directly to me if you wish to keep them private.
>
> - Frank
> fdc@columbia.edu
Arthur.