CHANGE LINKDROP, LINKDROP

Use change linkdrop <seconds> to set your inactivity limit to <seconds>. When that time elapses without any command having been received, the connection is automatically closed just as if you had voluntarily dropped link.

Automatic linkdrop is handled just as if you had voluntarily broken link: it sets your wimpy level to its maximum and it makes you void faster, unless you have noquit or novoid.

If your link is shaky this feature may be worth using to ensure you get the linkless flag quickly (due to the vagaries of the Internet, MUME often cannot detect that you have lost link for several minutes otherwise). Some players combine this feature with a client-trigger on the timeout warning message (WARNING: inactivity timeout).

Automatic linkdrop is off by default; you turn it on by specifying a timeout in seconds. A timeout of zero switches auto-linkdrop off again. Whenever you rent or MUME reboots/crashes, timeouts are switched off again.

See also:

IDLE, LINK, NOQUIT, NOVOID