[DGD]Re: Timeouts (ugh)

[Imo Wright]

>Another solution, easier but less precise, is to do it
>in the users daemon. Every couple of minutes, go through
>the list of users and force to quit all users who are
>idle more than X time. The problem is that you wouldn't
>get disconnected after X time of idle, but after X plus
>the time to the next sweep.

I thought about that, but it is imprecise.  It would be easier
to code, though...

>I think most LPMuds use method 1, since they usually
>have heart_beat on anyway, in which case the cost of
>doing this as well isn't high. If you plan to have a
>permanent heart_beat also, that's what I'd recommend.
>Otherwise I'd probably suggest method 3.

A permanent heart_beat?  Didn't think about that...

Thanks for the suggestions,


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