Need a timeout device SVR3.x

Doug Gwyn gwyn at smoke.BRL.MIL
Mon May 8 08:21:34 AEST 1989


In article <170 at attibr.UUCP> rjd at attibr.UUCP (Robert J. Diamond x7650) writes:
>We have a problem.  We need to time out inactive users on our 3b2's,
>...  Any ideas/solutions?

I suggest you reconsider.  Why is it so important that users press
a key every so often?  Surely there must be applications where that
would be a silly requirement.

What is your real requirement?  A "need to time out users" is not
an end in itself.



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