AIM: How can someone's idle time > online time?

[johnjohn320]

Looking at a friend's right now: Idle time is 14 hrs, 7 minutes. Online time is 7 hrs 58 minutes. Every so often I notice something like this in AIM. What gives?

 

[zimu]

Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Looking at a friend's right now: Idle time is 14 hrs, 7 minutes. Online time is 7 hrs 58 minutes. Every so often I notice something like this in AIM. What gives?

seen that happening, often happens if they leave the computer, go idle, their connection dies but their computers automatically reconnect a few minutes later, hence resetting online time but keeping the idle time the same.

 

[rutchtkim]

happens when they get disconnected from their ISP and than reconnect right after. For instance, lets say you are connected for 4 hours and were idle for 3 hours, than you get disconnected for a split second. you will be signed on for 1 minute and have an idle time of 3 hours.

 

[amnesiac]

It happens when they throw their computer into a wormhole.

 

[EMPshockwave82]

plain and simple... it's AOL based

 

[beer]

Originally posted by: rutchtkim
happens when they get disconnected from their ISP and than reconnect right after. For instance, lets say you are connected for 4 hours and were idle for 3 hours, than you get disconnected for a split second. you will be signed on for 1 minute and have an idle time of 3 hours.

 

[PowerMacG5]

Originally posted by: EMPshockwave82
plain and simple... it's AOL based

I never knew n00b's had lip like that :beer:

 

[Turkish]

There is a program called "Instant Idler". It can set you idle as much as 43 days I think.

 

[TranSoft]

you got a link?

Originally posted by: Xiety
There is a program called "Instant Idler". It can set you idle as much as 43 days I think.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: TranSoft
you got a link?

Originally posted by: Xiety
There is a program called "Instant Idler". It can set you idle as much as 43 days I think.

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~dorschd/files/InstantIdler52.zip

 

[johnjohn320]

Originally posted by: Xiety
There is a program called "Instant Idler". It can set you idle as much as 43 days I think.

What's the point of that?

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: johnjohn320

Originally posted by: Xiety
There is a program called "Instant Idler". It can set you idle as much as 43 days I think.

What's the point of that?

I use it when I wanna talk to someone, but don't wanna get bothered by others asking "Why are you not replying to my IMs?". They see I am idle, so they quit bothering me while I am IMing with whoever I want to.

 

[amdskip]

Sweet, thanks for the program link

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: amdskip
Sweet, thanks for the program link

No probs

 

[EMPshockwave82]

Originally posted by: KraziKid

Originally posted by: EMPshockwave82
plain and simple... it's AOL based

I never knew n00b's had lip like that :beer:

not lip.. just truth

 

[TranSoft]

nice...
thx

Originally posted by: Xiety

Originally posted by: amdskip
Sweet, thanks for the program link

No probs