question about restricting simultaneous sessions

Stephane Volet (steph@yes.Virtuel.net)
Mon, 20 Nov 1995 21:45:10 -0500

Hello!

I would like to know if there is a quick way to restrict simultaneous login
sessions for selected Users while leaving others unrestricted.

I thought I caught a glimpse of a dictionary entry to that effect... but
being a newbie (and somewhat rushed)... I can't seem to replace where I saw
this.

The reason I ask is that we are a small ISP (in Quebec, Canada) with two
types of accounts, the traditional xx$ for xx hours and a "all-you-can-eat"
flat fee with a twist: when all the lines are busy sessions are restricted
to 30 minutes. (Being in a remote area with a limited market, we had to
find a compromise!)

We are presently working on a daemon to check port usage and to "police"
the sessions. If anyone is interested - or better yet!- if anyone has done
such a thing, we'll be glad to share information!...

Thanks!

St=E9phane VOLET... ! Y.E.S. (virtuel) inc.
C.P. 85 . tel/fax: (418) 294 2294
Baie-Comeau QC G4Z 2G8 . steph@virtuel.net
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