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Re:My ISP Is Killing My Idle SSH Sessions by cat199 on Monday January 11, 2021 @08:48PM (#25741222)
no, because this example was site->site data transfer across the disconnecting link
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Re:My ISP Is Killing My Idle SSH Sessions by BossHamster on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @01:42AM (#25743239)
yes, because the issue was not the site data transfer, but the idle SSH session(s) running the nc commands. When the idle SSH session got dropped, it took nc down with it and that stopped the transfer.
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