Board:   [DoveNet] Programming
Subject: Re: C Origins
From:    Shitty
Date:    Sat May 30, 2026 18:42

@VIA: ALCO
 DM>  > Are "nodes" part of telnet logic or part of the bbs software's logic?
 DM>
 DM> Part of the BBS software logic. There are/were plenty of
 DM> multi-user/multi-line systems that use/support Telnet connections and
 DM> have no concept ofa "node". That said, there's still finite consumable
 DM> resources for each TCP connection (telnet or otherwise), in *any*
 DM> system, so there's always some limit somewhere that you can
 DM> theoretically, eventually, reach. --

It sounds like the problem is with unauthenticated users consuming resources. Those are the ones who should get timed-out, not me when I'm taking too long pissin ;)

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