Subj : VT52 timeout
To   : Phigan
From : Digital Man
Date : Fri Jun 02 2023 11:58:34

  Re: VT52 timeout
  By: Phigan to Digital Man on Fri Jun 02 2023 07:05 am

 >   Re: VT52 timeout
 >   By: Digital Man to mhansel739 on Thu Jun 01 2023 04:13 pm
 >
 >  > BTW, once the dumb-terminal user authenticates (logs-in) to BBS
 >  > successfully, their inactivity timeout setting should revert to the
 >  > same/normal inactivity setting you have set in SCFG for all users.
 >
 > Just tested this on bbs.synchro.net. After logging in, it shows the
 > Synchronet ANSI and a pause prompt. If I sit at that prompt, it will time me
 > out in 30 seconds.

Are you sure about that? The 30 second login inactivity timeout on Vertrauen is only in effect for non-ANSI/PETSCII/UTF-8 terminals, so you woudn't be shown an ANSI. The login inactivity timer on Vertrauen for ANSI, PETSCII, and UTF-8 detected terminals is 5 minutes.

 > If I continue past that and sit at the pause prompt after
 > the Minesweeper stats, it does not time me out and seems to be using the
 > longer inactivity setting.

Right. Immediately after user authentication (before any logon events, e.g. Minesweeper scores run), the inactivity timer is set to the session inactivity timeout (5 minutes).

 > In my opinion, showing those Minesweeper stats (or anything external) is
 > what's setting the inactivity correctly while Matt's board doesn't have
 > something like that loading to "reset" the setting.

No, the inactivity timer is (re)set (to whatever the sysop has set in SCFG->System->Advanced->Max User Inactivity) right after the user is authenticated.
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