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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: Re: Timeout?
Date: 22 Feb 1999 14:06:49 -0500
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <36D19EC6.ECF95468@cnf.REMOVE.com>,
Matt Willman <willman.matt@cnf.REMOVE.com> wrote:
: Using Kermit 6.0 on AIX 3.2.5. We have a problem with some users that
: cannot remember to terminate their connection. Is there some way to
: terminate their connection after a specified period of idle time? Looked
: through 'Using C-Kermit' but didn't see anything that caught my eye....
:
That's a matter for the operating system. Most versions of UNIX have a
facility for timing out idle jobs; I'm sure AIX has one too.
By the way, C-Kermit 7.0 is now in Beta test:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck70.html
but I have not yet found anybody who could try building it on AIX 3.x.
If you could do that, please let me know.
Thanks!
- Frank