[imp] Disabling Session Timeout

gpreston@ycp.edu gpreston@ycp.edu
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 16:03:42 -0400


Could you let me know which file I'd have to modify in order to change the
timeout to 0?  I can't seem to find a reference to the timeout length in any
files within my /web/htdocs/horde directory and subdirectories.

Quoting Henry Blackman <h.blackman@chester.ac.uk>:

> We've always had problems with our session timeout.  I actually wrote a 
> MySQL handler for PHP sessions so that any access to the data reset the 
> timer, rather than only updating the data (ie. session variables) 
> resetting the timer.
> 
> You could always use 0 as the timeout which would allow the session to 
> last as long as the browser window is open.  Or setting it to a really 
> large number (like 44444444444) which would mean it lasts for days.  
> This may well be a security risk however!
> 
> On Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at 04:32  pm, gpreston@ycp.edu wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone know if it is at all possible to disable the session 
> > timeout?  It is
> > causing a lot of problems for our users and I would like to just 
> > disable it for
> > the time being, but can't seem to track down where I can change it.  If 
> > it is
> > not possible, I'll have to come up with something to tell the users to 
> > keep them
> > at bay for the time being.  I'm using IMP 3.1 and Horde 2.1.
> >
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> > Gabe Preston
> > Junior Network Administrator
> > York College of Pennsylvania
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