Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 12:12:35 -0500 (CDT) From: "Tom T. Thai" <tomthai@future.net> To: Louis-Philippe Alain <xenub@boisfrancs.qc.ca> Cc: isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Limiting users connect time (+ another little question) Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.96.970910121213.28798A-100000@dream.future.net> In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19970909205917.0091a470@boisfrancs.qc.ca>
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On Tue, 9 Sep 1997, Louis-Philippe Alain wrote: > Hi M.Seltzer! > Here we have a "tow hours of inactivity" time out. When there's no > activity on the line for two consecutive hours, they are disconnected. And > we also automaticaly disconnect users who stay connected for 24 hours in a > row. A user that is disconnected can reconnect himself immediately after > the disconnection. > > What we have troubles with is users that double-logging in. We have a case > that a user was connected 10 times under the same username. The person just > pay us for one account and then sold his password to everyone he known! Is > there any script that we could use to disallow a user to be logged tow time > under the same username? if you are under RADIUS then you can limit each login to one. > > Thanks a lot! > > Louis-Philippe Alain > Internet Bois-Francs > > > At 08:24 PM 9/9/97 -0400, you wrote: > >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) > > .............. .................................... Thomas T. Thai Infomedia Interactive Communications tom@iic.net TEL 612.376.9090 * FAX 612.376.9087
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