From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Sep 9 23:09:20 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id XAA09310 for isp-outgoing; Tue, 9 Sep 1997 23:09:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mother.sneaker.net.au (akm@mother.sneaker.net.au [203.30.3.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id XAA09305 for ; Tue, 9 Sep 1997 23:09:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from akm@localhost) by mother.sneaker.net.au (8.8.5/8.8.5) id QAA13695; Wed, 10 Sep 1997 16:16:34 GMT From: Andrew Kenneth Milton Message-Id: <199709101616.QAA13695@mother.sneaker.net.au> Subject: Re: Limiting users connect time To: frankd@yoda.fdt.net Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 16:16:34 +0000 () Cc: isp@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: from "Frank Seltzer" at Sep 9, 97 08:24:12 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk +-----[ Frank Seltzer ]------------------------------ | | 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) We offer flat rate connections with no time limits. However, we do have a "fair go" policy which is that if the modem pool is full then anyone who's been logged in for > 2 hours will be booted with a 5 minute back off. Other than that we don't care how long you stay logged in. Most people are happy with that arrangement (they are told up front). I suppose it depends on how many people you have subscribed per modem. -- ,-_|\ SneakerNet | Andrew Milton | GSM: +61(41)6 022 411 / \ P.O. Box 154 | akm@sneaker.net.au | Fax: +61(2) 9746 8233 \_,-._/ N Strathfield +--+----------------------+---+ Ph: +61(2) 9746 8233 v NSW 2137 | Low cost Internet Solutions |