Recently I've noticed that my session expires in AS when I leave it open and then come back to it later.
Previously, it did not do this.
I leave a browser window open on the "add snipe" page while browsing around ebay in another window looking for things to bid on. I then copy and paste the auction number into the AS window. If I leave the AS window open for a long time and try adding a snipe, I get a message telling me my AS session has expired and I must log in to AS again before I can add the snipe. This just started happening recently.
What is the timeout period? How long does it take for an idle session to expire?
If AS programmers believes that having a timeout policy is the best way to behave, consider it again. What problem is it solving? Security from someone coming up to my session and entering a snipe without my knowing?
I control security to my session myself. I don't want AS to enforce a session timeout policy to give me security.
If this is seen as a valuable service by AS, could it be set as a preference by user?
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