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01-21-2008, 07:34 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
2007 25' Safari FB SE
Truckee
, California
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 58
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Time limit on posting Replies
I'm a slow typer. Twice in the past it seems like i got timed out on taking my time posting a lengthly reply. Does anyone know if this is a fact. Pretty irritating for this slow typer.
Fred
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01-21-2008, 07:53 PM
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Rivet Master 

2006 25' Safari FB SE
St. Cloud
, Minnesota
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 13,280
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Hi Fred -- I think you've got something on the order of 10 minutes before an unattended log-in is timed off. You wouldn't be timed off if you refresh another AIR Forums page periodically on a different tab. This would allow you to continue composing in a separate window or tab. The most surefire remedy is to compose your complex posts in a simple word processor (eg, Notepad on a PC), then cut & paste to a Forums reply window.
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01-21-2008, 08:00 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
1960 22' Safari
Oceanside
, California
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 62
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Oh, I just hate when it times out before I finish a really good reply! It happens to me all the time. The cut and past Idea is a good one.
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01-21-2008, 10:34 PM
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Rivet Master 
1963 16' Bambi
1962 22' Safari
Yreka
, California
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,937
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HI,
Yes, you can be "timed out" fairly quickly... I type pretty fast, but if I get into a lengthly response and then get up for a coffee refill.... I have lost it all sometimes.... very annoying. The copy/paste is a useful tool ~ but a little extra work. You aren't alone.
Mrs. NorCal Bambi traveling in S Tardis ~ from the Great State of Jefferson
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01-21-2008, 11:13 PM
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Rivet Master 

1966 24' Tradewind
Placerville
, California
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 3,328
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I hunt and peck fairly rapidly. But I keep replies short anyway.
Neil.
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1971 Buick Centurion convertible
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1969 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight
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01-22-2008, 12:39 AM
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1996 34' Classic
1996 34' Excella
Culpeper
, Virginia
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 392
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How about composing your reply in a word processing program like WORD or WORD Perfect and then copy/pasting it into the Forum?
This avoids the possibility of timing out.
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2016 GMC 2500HD Denali (Betsy 4)
1996 34' Excella 1000 (Arvin3 as this is our 3rd AS)
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01-22-2008, 02:09 AM
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Site Team

2002 25' Safari
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Another option is to hit the "preview post" button after you have been working on your post for a while. his should reset the timer and allow you to keep working on the post with out timing out.
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Wally Byam Airstream Club 7513
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01-22-2008, 10:01 AM
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Site Team

1964 26' Overlander
1964 19' Globetrotter
OlyPen
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 13,994
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Another option might be to use Firefox as your brower in stead of IE. It caches your typed text and if it goes "missing" you can use the back arrow to recover it.
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01-22-2008, 12:00 PM
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Moderator

2004 30' Classic Slideout
Fenton
, Missouri
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 10,475
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FordTruck
How about composing your reply in a word processing program like WORD or WORD Perfect and then copy/pasting it into the Forum?
This avoids the possibility of timing out.
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Not a bad idea but be careful not to transpose to a different font. Our standard here is Verdana with a font size of 2.
Jack
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'04 Classic 30' S.O.,'03 GMC Savana 2500
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