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Session.Timeout
The Timeout property specifies the time-out period
assigned to the Session object for the application, in
minutes. If the user does not refresh or request a page within the
time-out period, the session ends.
Syntax
Session.Timeout [ = nMinutes]
Parameters
- nMinutes
- Specifies the number of minutes that a session can
remain idle before the server terminates it automatically. The default is 10
minutes. Session.Timeout has no hard-coded limit. Most Web
administrators set this property to 8 minutes. It should not be set
higher than 20 minutes (except in special cases) because every open session is
holding onto memory. It should also not be set lower than 4 minutes because clients
rarely respond within that time resulting in a loss of session
state.
Applies To
Session Object
See Also
Requirements
Platforms: Windows 2000 with IIS 5.0 installed,
Windows XP with IIS 5.1 installed,
Windows Server 2003 family with IIS 6.0 installed
Platform SDK Release: February 2003
