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 Posted by Adrian Bruce on 06/15/51 11:33 
Hi 
 
I currently use an automatic logout out system that sets a time out  in  
two ways. 
 
(If the ip address on computer is recognized then set timeout to 10  
mins, if not then set to 2 mins.) 
 
1) The time out setting is used to create a meta refresh tag that will  
re-direct the user to the logout page after X seconds.  
2) At the beginning of each page i set a variable with the current time  
and check to see if the difference between the previously set variable  
and the now current time is greater than X seconds, if so then log the  
user out.  
 
I know meta refresh is not to be relied on and that is why i use the 2nd  
method as well, but i have had varied reports that this system does not  
work, i.e. it logs people out to quickly.  
 
Does anyone know a better way of doing this or improvements?? it would  
also be nice to stop the pages displaying after a time out when a user  
presses the back button! 
 
Thanks a lot in advance 
 
Adrian
 
  
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