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From: "Michael D. Berger" <m_d_berger_1900@yahoo.com>
Subject: tcp/ip server timeout
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 22:32:23 +0000 (UTC)
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Using Linux, Fedora 16.
Is there a way to have a tcp/ip server socket signal or
disconnect when there has been no traffic in either
direction for, say, 5 minutes?

Thanks for your help,
Mike.