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From: Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: Feature request manually save composer buffer (was: Ed as my editor ?)
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:51:44 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2026-03-18, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
> Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> wrote:
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>>>. . . 
>
>>If you are in danger of a remote connection timing out, then surely you 
>>use something like "screen" to manage your sessions? Or have I misunderstood?
>
> I get interrupted and walk away.

Yes but why does it time out? Can't you set an infinite timeout?
If not then screen (there are alternatives) is your friend.

>>I do a lot of remote sessions, and manage ssh to use 'ServerAlive's 
>>which keeps micky mouse NAT routers from dropping connections.
>
> I've been sending keep alives every 150 seconds.