From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Sep 9 17:24:19 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id RAA18688 for isp-outgoing; Tue, 9 Sep 1997 17:24:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Kryten.nina.org (port-43.ts1.gnv.fdt.net [205.229.51.43]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id RAA18680 for ; Tue, 9 Sep 1997 17:24:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (frankd@localhost) by Kryten.nina.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id UAA18584 for ; Tue, 9 Sep 1997 20:24:12 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: Kryten.nina.org: frankd owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 20:24:12 -0400 (EDT) From: Frank Seltzer X-Sender: frankd@Kryten.nina.org Reply-To: Frank Seltzer To: isp@freebsd.org Subject: Limiting users connect time Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I think that I was too vague with my previous question ( and I forgot a subject line, sorry). What I am after is ISP policy on dealing with a user who stays logged on constantly. Do you: 1. Log them off (and wait for them to redial) 2. Log them off and refuse connection for x minutes/hours 3. Send them email asking them to cut down on their logon time 4. Threaten the user with death and dismemberment 5. Terminate their account 6. Other (please specify) Frank -- Only in America can a homeless veteran sleep in a cardboard box while a draft dodger sleeps in the White House - anonymous