default values, if a node has not responded to a ping within 15 minutes,
it is disconnected.
+You can set this parameter between 1 and 9.
+
+It is STRONGLY recommended that you don't change the default.
+
=== 0^SET/PAGE <lines per page>^Set the lines per page
Tell the system how many lines you wish on a page when the number of line
of output from a command is more than this. The default is 20. Setting it
You can use this command to set a different interval. Please don't.
-But if you do the value you enter is treated as minutes up 60 and seconds
+But if you do the value you enter is treated as minutes up 30 and seconds
for numbers greater than that.
This is used also to help determine when a link is down at the far end
(as certain cluster software doesn't always notice), see SET/OBSCOUNT
for more information.
+If you must change it (and it may be useful for internet connected nodes
+on dynamic IP addresses that go away after a set time of usage) the time
+can be specified as:-
+
+ 5 which if less than 30 is converted to minutes otherwise is
+ taken as the no of seconds between pings.
+ 120s 120 seconds
+ 5m 5 minutes
+ 1h 1 hour
+
+Please be aware that this causes traffic to occur on the link, setting
+this value too low may annoy your neighbours beyond the point of
+endurance!
+
+You can switch this off by setting it to 0.
+
=== 9^SET/PRIVILEGE <n> <call> [<call..]^Set privilege level on a call
Set the privilege level on a callsign. The privilege levels that pertain
to commands are as default:-